The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex (1939) Reviews & Ratings

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The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex reviews

The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex holds a 6.3/10 average from 100 TMDB ratings.

Bette Davis; Errol Flynn some swash, buckle and a rousing Korngold score - what more could you want? This is a sumptuous costume drama based on the real life story of an elderly Queen Elizabeth's infatuation with the much younger and more reckless Earl of Essex. There is an engaging chemistry between them - though the script does rather drag at times; and the usual suspects in support - including Olivia de Havilland…
— CinemaSerf (8/10)

This period drama frames the tumultuous affair between Queen Elizabeth I and the man who would be King of England.

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