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Drama / History / Romance

The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex.

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

6.4/ 1019391h 46mEN

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

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Directed by Michael Curtiz

THE PEOPLE BEHIND THE STORY

Cast.

Bette Davis

Bette Davis

Queen Elizabeth

Errol Flynn

Errol Flynn

The Earl of Essex

Olivia de Havilland

Olivia de Havilland

Lady Penelope Gray

Donald Crisp

Donald Crisp

Francis Bacon

Alan Hale

Alan Hale

The Prince of Tyrone

Vincent Price

Vincent Price

Sir Walter Raleigh

Henry Stephenson

Henry Stephenson

Lord Burghley

Henry Daniell

Henry Daniell

Sir Robert Cecil

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