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The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex

19396.3 / 10106 min
Drama, History, Romance

Overview

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

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

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)

Crew

Michael Curtiz

Michael Curtiz

Director

Norman Reilly Raine

Norman Reilly Raine

Screenplay

Æneas MacKenzie

Æneas MacKenzie

Screenplay

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

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