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The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex
Elizabeth I's love for the Earl of Essex threatens to destroy her kingdom.
Nov 11, 1939 · 1h 46m
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Drama
History
Romance
PLOT
This period drama frames the tumultuous affair between Queen Elizabeth I and the man who would be King of England.
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CAST
Bette Davis
Queen Elizabeth
Errol Flynn
The Earl of Essex
Olivia de Havilland
Lady Penelope Gray
Donald Crisp
Francis Bacon
Alan Hale
The Prince of Tyrone
Vincent Price
Sir Walter Raleigh
Henry Stephenson
Lord Burghley
Henry Daniell
Sir Robert Cecil
Directed by
Michael Curtiz
DETAILS
Status
Released
Original language
EN
Budget
—
Revenue
—
Production
Warner Bros. Pictures
Country
US
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