The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex
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The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex
Movie
6.4 / 10
1939
1h 46m

The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex

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

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Overview

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

Top Billed 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

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