Synopsis
This period drama frames the tumultuous affair between Queen Elizabeth I and the man who would be King of England.
Ratings
IMDb7/10
Rotten Tomatoes80%
100 audience votes
Key crew
- Michael CurtizDirector
- Norman Reilly RaineScreenplay
- Æneas MacKenzieScreenplay
- Erich Wolfgang KorngoldOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Bette DavisQueen Elizabeth
- Errol FlynnThe Earl of Essex
- Olivia de HavillandLady Penelope Gray
- Donald CrispFrancis Bacon
- Alan HaleThe Prince of Tyrone
- Vincent PriceSir Walter Raleigh
- Henry StephensonLord Burghley
- Henry DaniellSir Robert Cecil
- James StephensonSir Thomas Egerton
- Nanette FabrayMistress Margaret Radcliffe
- Ralph ForbesLord Knollys
- Robert WarwickLord Mountjoy
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Themes
queenqueen elizabeth itudorearl16th centurybritish monarchy