Synopsis
This period drama frames the tumultuous affair between Queen Elizabeth I and the man who would be King of England.
Movie Information
- Director
- Michael Curtiz
- Writers
- Norman Reilly Raine, Æneas MacKenzie
- Release Year
- 1939
- Runtime
- 106 minutes
- Genre
- Drama, History, Romance
- Language
- EN
- Country
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
- Rating
- 6.3 / 10 (100 votes)
Top Cast
Bette Davis
Queen Elizabeth
Errol Flynn
The Earl of Essex
Olivia de Havilland
Lady Penelope Gray
Donald Crisp
Francis Bacon
Alan Hale
The Prince of Tyrone
Vincent Price
Sir Walter Raleigh
Henry Stephenson
Lord Burghley
Henry Daniell
Sir Robert Cecil
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