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Elizabeth I's love for the Earl of Essex threatens to destroy her kingdom.

The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex

6.3 1939 1h 46mNR
DramaHistoryRomance

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

Directed by Michael Curtiz

VISUAL ARCHIVE

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CAST

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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
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