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

The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex

6.319391h 46mNR

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

Directed by Michael Curtiz

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CAST

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Bette Davis

Bette DavisQueen Elizabeth

Errol Flynn

Errol FlynnThe Earl of Essex

Olivia de Havilland

Olivia de HavillandLady Penelope Gray

Donald Crisp

Donald CrispFrancis Bacon

Alan Hale

Alan HaleThe Prince of Tyrone

Vincent Price

Vincent PriceSir Walter Raleigh

Henry Stephenson

Henry StephensonLord Burghley

Henry Daniell

Henry DaniellSir Robert Cecil