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Release Date: 1939

Cast: Nanette Fabray, Ralph Forbes, Henry Daniell, Vincent Price, Errol Flynn, Alan Hale, Sr., Olivia de Havilland, Henry Stephenson, James Stephenson, Donald Crisp, Bette Davis, Leo G. Carroll ...MORE

Cast: Nanette Fabray, Ralph Forbes, Henry Daniell, Vincent Price, Errol Flynn, Alan Hale, Sr., Olivia de Havilland, Henry Stephenson, James Stephenson, Donald Crisp, Bette Davis, Leo G. Carroll, Robert Warwick ...LESS

Categories: Movies, Costume Drama, Drama Film, Romantic Drama, Historical Film, Biographical Film, Biopic [Feature], Period Piece, Biography, Romance Film

The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex is a 1939 historical romantic drama film. It is based on the relationship between Queen Elizabeth I, portrayed by Bette Davis, and Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex, played by Errol Flynn. The film was directed by Michael Curtiz, and was based on the Maxwell Anderson play, Elizabeth the Queen, which had been successful on Broadway with Lynn Fontanne and Alfred Lunt in the lead roles. The supporting cast included Olivia de Havilland, Donald Crisp, Henry Daniell, Henry Stephenson, and Vincent Price. The score was composed by Erich Wolfgang Korngold,... MORE

The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex is a 1939 historical romantic drama film. It is based on the relationship between Queen Elizabeth I, portrayed by Bette Davis, and Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex, played by Errol Flynn. The film was directed by Michael Curtiz, and was based on the Maxwell Anderson play, Elizabeth the Queen, which had been successful on Broadway with Lynn Fontanne and Alfred Lunt in the lead roles. The supporting cast included Olivia de Havilland, Donald Crisp, Henry Daniell, Henry Stephenson, and Vincent Price. The score was composed by Erich Wolfgang Korngold, who later used a theme from the film in his Symphony in F sharp major. The Technicolor cinematography was by Sol Polito, and the elaborate costumes were designed by Orry-Kelly. The film was a Warner Brothers production, and became the hit the studio had anticipated and returned a handsome profit. Among the film's five Academy Award nominations was a nomination for Best Color Cinematography. Bette Davis was tipped to receive an Academy Award nomination for her role; however, she was nominated in that year for Dark Victory (also from Warners) instead. The Earl of Essex (Errol Flynn) returns in LESS