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The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex (1939)

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

Genre : Drama, History, Romance

Runtime : 1H 46M

Director : Michael Curtiz
Writer : Norman Reilly Raine, Æneas MacKenzie

Synopsis

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

Actors

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
Nanette Fabray
Nanette Fabray
Mistress Margaret Radcliffe
Ralph Forbes
Ralph Forbes
Lord Knollys
Robert Warwick
Robert Warwick
Lord Mountjoy
Leo G. Carroll
Leo G. Carroll
Sir Edward Coke
Guy Bellis
Guy Bellis
Lord Charles Howard (uncredited)
Jacob Dance
Jacob Dance
Essex's Soldier (uncredited)
Forrester Harvey
Forrester Harvey
Bit Part (uncredited)
Holmes Herbert
Holmes Herbert
Majordomo (uncredited)
I. Stanford Jolley
I. Stanford Jolley
Spectator Outside Whitehall Palace (uncredited)
Doris Lloyd
Doris Lloyd
Handmaiden (uncredited)
John Sutton
John Sutton
Capt. Armand of the Queen's Guard (uncredited)
Rosella Towne
Rosella Towne
Lady of the Court (uncredited)
Maris Wrixon
Maris Wrixon
Lady of the Court (uncredited)

Crews

Michael Curtiz
Michael Curtiz
Director
Norman Reilly Raine
Norman Reilly Raine
Screenplay
Æneas MacKenzie
Æneas MacKenzie
Screenplay
Robert Lord
Robert Lord
Associate Producer
Hal B. Wallis
Hal B. Wallis
Executive Producer
Erich Wolfgang Korngold
Erich Wolfgang Korngold
Original Music Composer
Sol Polito
Sol Polito
Director of Photography
Owen Marks
Owen Marks
Editor
Anton Grot
Anton Grot
Art Direction
Orry-Kelly
Orry-Kelly
Costume Design
Perc Westmore
Perc Westmore
Makeup Artist
Sherry Shourds
Sherry Shourds
Assistant Director
C.A. Riggs
C.A. Riggs
Sound
Maxwell Anderson
Maxwell Anderson
Theatre Play
Jack L. Warner
Jack L. Warner
Executive In Charge Of Production
Byron Haskin
Byron Haskin
Special Effects
Hans F. Koenekamp
Hans F. Koenekamp
Special Effects
W. Howard Greene
W. Howard Greene
Assistant Director of Photography
Leo F. Forbstein
Leo F. Forbstein
Music Director
Hugo Friedhofer
Hugo Friedhofer
Orchestrator
Milan Roder
Milan Roder
Orchestrator
Ali Hubert
Ali Hubert
Technical Advisor

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