The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex
Elizabeth I's love for the Earl of Essex threatens to destroy her kingdom.
1939 · 106 min · ★ 6.3 · Drama, History, Romance
This period drama frames the tumultuous affair between Queen Elizabeth I and the man who would be King of England.
Directed by Michael Curtiz · Written by Æneas MacKenzie
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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 -
James Stephenson Sir Thomas Egerton -
Nanette Fabray Mistress Margaret Radcliffe -
Ralph Forbes Lord Knollys -
Robert Warwick Lord Mountjoy
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