The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex
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The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex

The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex (1939)

Genres - Biography, Drama, History, Romance  |   Sub-Genres - Biographical Film  |   Release Date - Nov 11, 1939  |   Run Time - 106 min.  |   Countries - United States of America  |   MPAA Rating - TV-G
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The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex, for a time also entitled Elizabeth the Queen, is a 1939 American historical romantic drama film directed by Michael Curtiz and starring Bette Davis, Errol Flynn, and Olivia de Havilland. Based on the play Elizabeth the Queen by Maxwell Anderson—which had a successful run on Broadway with Lynn Fontanne and Alfred Lunt in the lead roles—the film fictionalizes the historical relationship between Queen Elizabeth I and Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex. The screenplay was written by Norman Reilly Raine and Aeneas MacKenzie.

Movie Info

Official Site

https://www.warnerbros.com/movies/private-lives-elizabeth-and-essex

Budget

$1,075,000

Tags

16th Century, Earl, Earl Of Essex, Queen, Queen Elizabeth, Queen Elizabeth I, Throne

Attributes

Narrative Location: England
Subject: capital punishment, Elizabeth I of England, Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex

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Alternate Titles

Dronningens Elsker
DK
Dronningens elsker
NO
Elisabet ja Essex
FI
Elisabeth och Essex
SE
Elisavet kai Essex
GR
Elizabeth and Essex
, US
Elizabeth ja Essex
FI
Elizabeth the Queen
US
Erzsébet és Essex magánélete
HU
Essex and Elizabeth
US
Günstling einer Königin
AT, DE
Het private leven van Elizabeth en Essex
BE
Het privéleven van Elisabeth en Essex
NL
Il conte di Essex
IT
Isabel de Inglaterra
PT
La vida privada de Elisabeth y Essex
ES
La vie privée d'Elisabeth d'Angleterre
BE, FR
Las vidas privadas de Isabel y Essex
VE
Meu Reino Por um Amor
BR
Mi reino por un amor
AR, MX
Prywatne życie Elżbiety i Essexa
PL
Szerelem és vérpad
HU
The Knight and the Lady
US
The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex
CA, GB, US
Vasilissa Elisavet
GR
Vieţile particulare ale lui Elizabeth şi Essex
RO
Приватне життя Єлизавети та Ессекса
UA
Частная жизнь Елизаветы и Эссекса
, RU
女王エリザベス
JP