The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex (1939)

1939 · 106 min · Drama, History, Romance

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 and Alan Hale.

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