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The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex

Not Yet Rated 106min.
Drama, Epic and Historical, Romance
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Released on May 5, 2008
It is no secret that Bette Davis and Errol Flynn were at each other's throats throughout the filming of The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex. Boiled down to essentials: Davis felt that Flynn was unprofessional, while Flynn thought that Davis took ... Read More
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Bette Davis Elizabeth I
Errol Flynn Robert Devereaux, Earl of Essex
Olivia de Havilland Penelope Gray
Vincent Price Sir Walter Raleigh
Donald Crisp Francis Bacon
Alan Hale Earl of Tyrone
Henry Stephenson Lord Burghley
Henry Daniell Sir Robert Cecil
James Stephenson Sir Thomas Egerton
Ralph Forbes Lord Knollys

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