The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex (1939)

  • NR
  • 09/27/1939 (US)
  • Drama, History, Romance
  • 1h 46m

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

Overview

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

Æneas MacKenzie

Screenplay

Michael Curtiz

Director

Norman Reilly Raine

Screenplay

Cast

Bette Davis's headshot

Bette Davis

Queen Elizabeth
Errol Flynn's headshot

Errol Flynn

The Earl of Essex
Olivia de Havilland's headshot

Olivia de Havilland

Lady Penelope Gray
Donald Crisp's headshot

Donald Crisp

Francis Bacon
Alan Hale's headshot

Alan Hale

The Prince of Tyrone
Vincent Price's headshot

Vincent Price

Sir Walter Raleigh
Henry Stephenson's headshot

Henry Stephenson

Lord Burghley
Henry Daniell's headshot

Henry Daniell

Sir Robert Cecil

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