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- How long is The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex?
- The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex is 1 hr 46 min long.
- Who directed The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex?
- Michael Curtiz
- Who is Queen Elizabeth in The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex?
- Bette Davis plays Queen Elizabeth in the film.
- What is The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex about?
- Queen Elizabeth (Bette Davis) secretly loves the ambitious and courageous Earl of Essex (Errol Flynn), but at the same time she distrusts his desire for power, fearing he will exploit his political influence to her detriment. Though Essex's popularity soars when he returns victorious from a military campaign in Spain, Elizabeth instead chides him for prosecuting an unprofitable war. While the lovers quarrel, Sir Walter Raleigh (Vincent Price) schemes to bring about the downfall of Essex.