The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex (1939)

This period drama frames the tumultuous affair between Queen Elizabeth I and the man who would be King of England.

Directed by: Michael Curtiz

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

Genres: Biography, Drama, History, Romance

Rating: 7/10

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