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The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex

Michael Curtiz

1939 • 1h 46m

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

The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex

The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex (1939) - Trailer

Cast

Bette Davis

Bette DavisQueen Elizabeth

Errol Flynn

Errol FlynnThe Earl of Essex

Olivia de Havilland

Olivia de HavillandLady Penelope Gray

Donald Crisp

Donald CrispFrancis Bacon

Alan Hale

Alan HaleThe Prince of Tyrone

Vincent Price

Vincent PriceSir Walter Raleigh

Henry Stephenson

Henry StephensonLord Burghley

Henry Daniell

Henry DaniellSir Robert Cecil

James Stephenson

James StephensonSir Thomas Egerton

Nanette Fabray

Nanette FabrayMistress Margaret Radcliffe

Ralph Forbes

Ralph ForbesLord Knollys

Robert Warwick

Robert WarwickLord Mountjoy

Leo G. Carroll

Leo G. CarrollSir Edward Coke

Guy BellisLord Charles Howard (uncredited)

Jacob DanceEssex's Soldier (uncredited)

Crew

Æneas MacKenzie

Æneas MacKenzieScreenplay

Michael Curtiz

Michael CurtizDirector

Norman Reilly Raine

Norman Reilly RaineScreenplay

Maxwell Anderson

Maxwell AndersonTheatre Play

Jack L. Warner

Jack L. WarnerExecutive In Charge Of Production

Hugo Friedhofer

Hugo FriedhoferOrchestrator

Byron Haskin

Byron HaskinSpecial Effects

Anton Grot

Anton GrotArt Direction

Erich Wolfgang Korngold

Erich Wolfgang KorngoldOriginal Music Composer

Orry-Kelly

Orry-KellyCostume Design

Hal B. Wallis

Hal B. WallisExecutive Producer

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