The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex

"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.

Director: Michael Curtiz

Cast

Bette Davis

Queen Elizabeth

Errol Flynn

The Earl of Essex

Olivia de Havilland

Lady Penelope Gray

Donald Crisp

Francis Bacon

Alan Hale

The Prince of Tyrone

Vincent Price

Sir Walter Raleigh

Henry Stephenson

Lord Burghley

Henry Daniell

Sir Robert Cecil