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The story of the love/hate relationship between Queen Elizabeth I and The Earl of Essex.
Original Release
11/11/1939
US Release
11/11/1939
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Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Bette Davis | Queen Elizabeth |
| Errol Flynn | Earl of Essex / The Earl of Essex |
| Olivia de Havilland | Lady Penelope Gray |
| Donald Crisp | Francis Bacon |
| Alan Hale | Earl of Tyrone / The Prince of Tyrone |
| Vincent Price | Sir Walter Raleigh |
| Henry Stephenson | Lord Burghley |
| Henry Daniell | Sir Robert Cecil |
| James Stephenson | Sir Thomas Egerton |
| Nanette Fabray | Mistress Margaret Radcliffe |
Directors
Writers
Norman Reilly Raine, Æneas MacKenzie, Maxwell Anderson
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Bette Davis | Queen Elizabeth |
| Errol Flynn | Earl of Essex / The Earl of Essex |
| Olivia de Havilland | Lady Penelope Gray |
| Donald Crisp | Francis Bacon |
| Alan Hale | Earl of Tyrone / The Prince of Tyrone |
| Vincent Price | Sir Walter Raleigh |
| Henry Stephenson | Lord Burghley |
| 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 |
| Forrester Harvey | Bit Part |
| Holmes Herbert | Majordomo |
| I. Stanford Jolley | Spectator Outside Whitehall Palace |
| Doris Lloyd | Handmaiden |
| John Sutton | Capt. Armand of the Queen's Guard |
| Rosella Towne | Lady of the Court |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Hal B. Wallis | Executive Producer |
| Robert Lord | Producer |
Editors
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 1940 | Oscar | Best Cinematography, Color | Nominated |
| 1940 | Oscar | Best Art Direction | Nominated |
| 1940 | Oscar | Best Sound, Recording | Nominated |
| 1940 | Oscar | Best Effects, Special Effects | Nominated |
| 1940 | Oscar | Best Music, Scoring | Nominated |
