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The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex (1939)

Film · 1939 · 106 min · NR · Drama · History · Romance

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.

Directed by Michael Curtiz

Starring Bette Davis, Errol Flynn, Olivia de Havilland, Donald Crisp, Alan Hale, Vincent Price, Henry Stephenson, Henry Daniell

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In cinemas11 November 1939
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First release anywhere11 November 1939

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