Filmboxd Logo

Filmboxd

1939

The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex

Directed by Michael Curtiz
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.

Duration

1h 46m

Released

November 11, 1939

You´re not logged yet? Do it here

6.3

Rating87

Views0

Likes0

Lists15

Cast22

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

Recommended Films

  • Orlando
  • The Queen of Sheba
  • Monstrum
  • Seven Samurai
  • The Fountain
  • Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
  • La lozana andaluza
  • The Search for Alfred the Great
  • Macbeth
  • The Madness of King George
  • The Musketeer
  • Dangerous Beauty
  • The Favourite
  • Queen Margot
  • Shakespeare in Love
  • Esther
  • All the King's Horses
  • The Return of Martin Guerre
  • Elizabeth: The Golden Age
  • Elizabeth