The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex
"Elizabeth I's love for the Earl of Essex threatens to destroy her kingdom."
6.3106m1939
DramaHistoryRomance
Synopsis
This period drama frames the tumultuous affair between Queen Elizabeth I and the man who would be King of England.
Production Details
Release DateNov 11, 1939
DirectorMichael Curtiz
WritersNorman Reilly Raine, Æneas MacKenzie, Maxwell Anderson
Principal 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
James Stephenson
Sir Thomas Egerton
Nanette Fabray
Mistress Margaret Radcliffe
