Movie · Romance · Drama

Queen Elizabeth (Bette Davis) secretly loves the ambitious and courageous Earl of Essex (Errol Flynn), but at the same time she distrusts his desire for power, fearing he will exploit his political influence to her detriment. Though Essex's popularity soars when he returns victorious from a military campaign in Spain, Elizabeth instead chides him for prosecuting an unprofitable war. While the lovers quarrel, Sir Walter Raleigh (Vincent Price) schemes to bring about the downfall of Essex.

1940 · 1h 46m
Director Michael Curtiz

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The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex

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Queen Elizabeth (Bette Davis) secretly loves the ambitious and courageous Earl of Essex (Errol Flynn), but at the same time she distrusts his desire for power, fearing he will exploit his political influence to her detriment. Though Essex's popularity soars when he returns victorious from a military campaign in Spain, Elizabeth instead chides him for prosecuting an unprofitable war. While the lovers quarrel, Sir Walter Raleigh (Vincent Price) schemes to bring about the downfall of Essex.

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Studio
Warner Home Video
Released
1940
Run Time
1 hr 46 min
Rated
6
Region of Origin
United States
© 1939 Turner Entertainment Co. All rights reserved.

Languages

Original Audio
English
Audio

English (United States) (AAC), French (France) (AAC)

Subtitles

English (CC), Danish (Denmark) , Dutch (Netherlands) , Finnish (Finland) , French (France) , German (Germany) , Italian (Italy) , Portuguese (Portugal) , Spanish (Spain) , Swedish (Sweden)

Accessibility

Closed captions refer to subtitles in available languages with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.