Home Discover Browse Library

Your services

Home Discover Tonight Browse Library

Home Discover Browse Library

The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex (1939) — Marquee

Not on your list

The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex

Elizabeth I's love for the Earl of Essex threatens to destroy her kingdom.

1939 · 1h 46m · 6.3 on TMDB

NR

Drama History Romance

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

Cast

Bette Davis
Queen Elizabeth
Errol Flynn
The Earl of Essex
Olivia de Havilland
Lady Penelope Gray
Donald Crisp
Francis Bacon

Alan Hale

Alan Hale

The Prince of Tyrone

Vincent Price

Vincent Price

Sir Walter Raleigh

Henry Stephenson

Henry Stephenson

Lord Burghley

Henry Daniell

Henry Daniell

Sir Robert Cecil

James Stephenson

James Stephenson

Sir Thomas Egerton

Nanette Fabray

Nanette Fabray

Mistress Margaret Radcliffe

Ralph Forbes

Ralph Forbes

Lord Knollys

Robert Warwick

Robert Warwick

Lord Mountjoy

Production

Warner Bros. Pictures

Directed by

Michael Curtiz

Where to watch

Max
IndieFlix
IndieFlix Shorts Amazon Channel
Fawesome
PlexFree

Rent or buy

Buy on Prime Video
Apple TV Store

Marquee may earn a commission if you buy or book through some links here, at no extra cost to you — and it never affects what we recommend.

Details›

Released: November 11, 1939

Google Play Movies

Fandango At Home

If you like this

7.2
The King
2019
7.2
Elizabeth
1998
6.5
Mary Queen of Scots
2018
6.8
The Promise
2016
6.7
Lady Chatterley's Lover
2022
6.7
Valmont
1989
6.9
Queen Christina
1934
6.2
The Edge of Love
2008
6.3
Firebrand
2024
5.9
The Invisible Woman
2013
6.0
Dot the I
2003
5.9
The Man from Elysian Fields
2001