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The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex
The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex

The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex

Elizabeth I's love for the Earl of Essex threatens to destroy her kingdom.

Genres

DramaHistoryRomance

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This period drama frames the tumultuous affair between Queen Elizabeth I and the man who would be King of England.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

106 mins

Rating

6.3/10

Release Date

11 November 1939

Country

United States of America

Cast

Bette Davis

Bette Davis

Queen Elizabeth

Errol Flynn

Errol Flynn

The Earl of Essex

Olivia de Havilland

Olivia de Havilland

Lady Penelope Gray

Donald Crisp

Donald Crisp

Francis Bacon

Alan Hale

Alan Hale

The Prince of Tyrone

Vincent Price

Vincent Price

Sir Walter Raleigh

Henry Stephenson

Henry Stephenson

Lord Burghley

Henry Daniell

Henry Daniell

Sir Robert Cecil

James Stephenson

James Stephenson

Sir Thomas Egerton

Nanette Fabray

Nanette Fabray

Mistress Margaret Radcliffe

Ralph Forbes

Ralph Forbes

Lord Knollys

Robert Warwick

Robert Warwick

Lord Mountjoy

Leo G. Carroll

Leo G. Carroll

Sir Edward Coke

Guy Bellis

Guy Bellis

Lord Charles Howard (uncredited)

Jacob Dance

Jacob Dance

Essex's Soldier (uncredited)

Forrester Harvey

Forrester Harvey

Bit Part (uncredited)

Holmes Herbert

Holmes Herbert

Majordomo (uncredited)

I. Stanford Jolley

I. Stanford Jolley

Spectator Outside Whitehall Palace (uncredited)

Doris Lloyd

Doris Lloyd

Handmaiden (uncredited)

John Sutton

John Sutton

Capt. Armand of the Queen's Guard (uncredited)

Rosella Towne

Rosella Towne

Lady of the Court (uncredited)

Maris Wrixon

Maris Wrixon

Lady of the Court (uncredited)

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