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Hollywood Star Movie: The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex

BBC One
on BBC One London

starring Bette Davis, Errol Flynn, Olivia de Havilland
Around the throne of Elizabeth I rages the intrigue of her courtiers, all plotting for her favour and their own glory.
The Queen is infatuated with the dashing young Earl of Essex, but is soon to find herself torn between her love for Essex and her duty as a monarch.
IN THE PICTURE: page 34

Contributors

Screenplay:
Norman Reilly Raine
Screenplay:
Aeneas MacKenzie
Based on the play "Elizabeth the Queen" by:
Maxwell Anderson
Producer:
Hal B. Wallis
Director:
Michael Curtiz
Queen Elizabeth:
Bette Davis
Earl of Essex:
Errol Flynn
Lady Penelope Grey:
Olivia de Havilland
Francis Bacon:
Donald Crisp
Earl of Tyrone:
Alan Hale
Sir Walter Raleigh:
Vincent Price
Lord Burghley:
Henry Stephenson
Sir Robert Cecil:
Henry Daniell
Sir Thomas Egerton:
James Stephenson
Margaret Radcliffe:
Nanette Fabares
Sir Edward Coke:
Leo G. Carroll
Source: Radio Times

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