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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: Biography, Drama, History

Director: Michael Curtiz

Writer: Norman Reilly Raine, Æneas MacKenzie, Maxwell Anderson

Cast: Bette Davis, Errol Flynn, Olivia de Havilland

Released: 11 Nov 1939

Runtime: 106 min

Language: English

Country: United States

A depiction of the love/hate relationship between Queen Elizabeth I and Robert Devereux, the Earl of Essex.

6.3/10
106 min
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Awards

Nominated for 5 Oscars. 5 nominations total

Ratings

Internet Movie Database 7.0/10
Rotten Tomatoes 80%

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