Country
United States
Date
Sep 27, 1939
Certification
NR
Note
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Elizabeth I's love for the Earl of Essex threatens to destroy her kingdom.
1h 46min
Overall average
5.0/10
Trailer
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Plot
This period drama frames the tumultuous affair between Queen Elizabeth I and the man who would be King of England.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Henry Daniell | Sir Robert Cecil |
| James Stephenson | Sir Thomas Egerton |
| Nanette Fabray | Mistress Margaret Radcliffe |
| Ralph Forbes | Lord Knollys |
| Robert Warwick | Lord Mountjoy |
| Leo G. Carroll | Sir Edward Coke |
| Guy Bellis | Lord Charles Howard (uncredited) |
| Jacob Dance | Essex's Soldier (uncredited) |
| Forrester Harvey | Bit Part (uncredited) |
| Holmes Herbert | Majordomo (uncredited) |
| I. Stanford Jolley | Spectator Outside Whitehall Palace (uncredited) |
| Doris Lloyd | Handmaiden (uncredited) |
| John Sutton | Capt. Armand of the Queen's Guard (uncredited) |
| Rosella Towne | Lady of the Court (uncredited) |
| Maris Wrixon | Lady of the Court (uncredited) |
Genres
DramaHistoryRomance
Technical details
| Dettaglio | Valore |
|---|---|
| Titolo originale | The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex |
| Lingua originale | English (EN) |
| Lingue parlate | English, Italiano |
| Paesi di produzione | United States of America |
| Stato | Released |
| Compagnie di produzione | Warner Bros. Pictures |
| Data di uscita | 11 novembre 1939 |
| Exec. Producer | Hal B. Wallis |
| Producer | Robert Lord |
| Writer | Norman Reilly Raine, Æneas MacKenzie, Maxwell Anderson |
| Editors | Owen Marks |
| Cinematography | Sol Polito |
| Asst. Directors | Sherry Shourds, Michael Curtiz |
| Camera Operators | Sol Polito |
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| Add. Photography | Sol Polito |
| Production Design | W. Howard Greene, Anton Grot |
| Art Direction | Anton Grot, W. Howard Greene |
| Set Decoration | W. Howard Greene, Anton Grot |
| Special Effects | Byron Haskin, Hans F. Koenekamp |
| Composer | Erich Wolfgang Korngold, Hugo Friedhofer, Leo F. Forbstein, Milan Roder, C.A. Riggs |
| Sound | Hugo Friedhofer, Leo F. Forbstein, Milan Roder, C.A. Riggs, Erich Wolfgang Korngold |
| Costume Design | Orry-Kelly, Perc Westmore |
| Makeup | Perc Westmore, Orry-Kelly |
| Hairstyling | Orry-Kelly, Perc Westmore |
Release dates
Premiere
Country
Netherlands
Date
Nov 11, 1939
Certification
18
Theatrical release
Country
United Kingdom
Date
Nov 11, 1939
Certification
12
Country
United States
Date
Nov 11, 1939
Country
Denmark
Date
Mar 04, 1940
Country
Germany
Date
Nov 09, 1951
Certification
16
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Country
Austria
Date
Dec 21, 1951
Certification
6
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