The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex
Nov 11 1939
•2h 46m
•Drama, History, Romance
This period drama frames the tumultuous affair between Queen Elizabeth I and the man who would be King of England.
Cast
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Bette Davis
Queen Elizabeth
Errol Flynn
The Earl of Essex
Olivia de Havilland
Lady Penelope Gray
Donald Crisp
Francis Bacon
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