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The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex

The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex

# Elizabeth I's love for the Earl of Essex threatens to destroy her kingdom.
Drama   History   Romance
📜 Overview: This period drama frames the tumultuous affair between Queen Elizabeth I and the man who would be King of England.
🌏 Languages Available: English , Italian
📆 Date Released: 1939-11-11
⌚ Running Time: 106 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 6.2

Beloved Cast

Bette Davis original image
Queen Elizabeth
Bette Davis
Errol Flynn original image
The Earl of Essex
Errol Flynn
Olivia de Havilland original image
Lady Penelope Gray
Olivia de Havilland
Donald Crisp original image
Francis Bacon
Donald Crisp
Alan Hale original image
The Prince of Tyrone
Alan Hale
Vincent Price original image
Sir Walter Raleigh
Vincent Price
Henry Stephenson original image
Lord Burghley
Henry Stephenson
Henry Daniell original image
Sir Robert Cecil
Henry Daniell
James Stephenson original image
Sir Thomas Egerton
James Stephenson
Nanette Fabray original image
Mistress Margaret Radcliffe
Nanette Fabray
Ralph Forbes original image
Lord Knollys
Ralph Forbes
Robert Warwick original image
Lord Mountjoy
Robert Warwick
Leo G. Carroll original image
Sir Edward Coke
Leo G. Carroll
Guy Bellis original image
Lord Charles Howard (uncredited)
Guy Bellis
Jacob Dance original image
Essex's Soldier (uncredited)
Jacob Dance
Forrester Harvey original image
Bit Part (uncredited)
Forrester Harvey
Holmes Herbert original image
Majordomo (uncredited)
Holmes Herbert
I. Stanford Jolley original image
Spectator Outside Whitehall Palace (uncredited)
I. Stanford Jolley
Doris Lloyd original image
Handmaiden (uncredited)
Doris Lloyd
John Sutton original image
Capt. Armand of the Queen's Guard (uncredited)
John Sutton
Rosella Towne original image
Lady of the Court (uncredited)
Rosella Towne
Maris Wrixon original image
Lady of the Court (uncredited)
Maris Wrixon

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