1939
6.3 (86 votes)
1h 46m
Genres
Drama
History
Romance
Production Companies
Warner Bros. Pictures
The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex
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.
Key Crew
Director: Michael Curtiz
Screenplay: Norman Reilly Raine, Æneas MacKenzie
Director of Photography: Sol Polito
Top 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
Videos
The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex (1939) - Trailer
