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The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex (1939) · Cineora

The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex poster

A MICHAEL CURTIZ FILM

The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex

19391h 46mNRMovie

DramaHistoryRomance

IMDb7.0/ 10 · 6.8K votes

ELIZABETH I'S LOVE FOR THE EARL OF ESSEX THREATENS TO DESTROY HER KINGDOM.

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

Romantic
Melancholic
Bittersweet
Love
Power and politics
Period piece

Pace: Measured
Intensity: Mild
Complexity: Some focus

Good for date night, a rainy day and talking about after.

DirectorMichael Curtiz

FormatFeature film

TMDB6.3 / 10

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The people behind the story

Top cast

Bette DavisQueen Elizabeth

Errol FlynnThe Earl of Essex

Olivia de HavillandLady Penelope Gray

Donald CrispFrancis Bacon

Alan HaleThe Prince of Tyrone

Vincent PriceSir Walter Raleigh

Henry StephensonLord Burghley

Henry DaniellSir Robert Cecil

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