The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex

The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex (1939)

Directed by Michael Curtiz

1h 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

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

James Stephenson

James Stephenson

Sir Thomas Egerton

Crew

Norman Reilly Raine

Norman Reilly Raine

Screenplay

Michael Curtiz

Michael Curtiz

Director

Æneas MacKenzie

Æneas MacKenzie

Screenplay

Hugo Friedhofer

Hugo Friedhofer

Orchestrator

Jack L. Warner

Jack L. Warner

Executive In Charge Of Production

Maxwell Anderson

Maxwell Anderson

Theatre Play

Byron Haskin

Byron Haskin

Special Effects

Leo F. Forbstein

Leo F. Forbstein

Music Director

Ali Hubert

Ali Hubert

Technical Advisor

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