“Elizabeth I's love for the Earl of Essex threatens to destroy her kingdom.”
The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex
6.3
97 votes·1939
·1h 46m
·MovieDramaHistoryRomance
Overview
This period drama frames the tumultuous affair between Queen Elizabeth I and the man who would be King of England.
Keywords
queenqueen elizabeth itudorearl16th centurybritish monarchy
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
Ralph Forbes
Lord Knollys
Robert Warwick
Lord Mountjoy
Leo G. Carroll
Sir Edward Coke
Guy Bellis
Lord Charles Howard (uncredited)
Jacob Dance
Essex's Soldier (uncredited)
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