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The private lives of Elizabeth and Essex / Warner Bros. Pictures, Inc. ; Jack L. Warner in charge of production ; executive producer, Hal B. Wallis ; associate producer, Robert Lord ; screen play by Norman Reilly Raine and Aeneas MacKenzie ; directed by Michael Curtiz.

Format Video (DVD)
EditionStandard version.
Publication Info[United States] : Turner Entertainment Co. ; Burbank, CA : Distributed by Warner Home Video, 2005.
Description1 videodisc (106 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Subject(s)
Elizabeth I, Queen of England, 1533-1603--Drama.
Essex, Robert Devereux, Earl of, 1565-1601--Drama.
DVD-Video discs.
Great Britain--History --Elizabeth, 1558-1603 --Drama.
Other author/creatorCurtiz, Michael, 1886-1962 director.
Other author/creatorWarner, Jack L., 1892-1978 producer.
Other author/creatorWallis, Hal B., 1899-1986 producer.
Other author/creatorLord, Robert, 1900-1976 producer.
Other author/creatorRaine, Norman Reilly, 1895-1971, screenwriter.
Other author/creatorMacKenzie, Aeneas, screenwriter.
Other author/creatorDavis, Bette, 1908-1989 actor.
Other author/creatorFlynn, Errol, 1909-1959 actor.
Other author/creatorDe Havilland, Olivia actor.
Other author/creatorCrisp, Donald, 1880-1974 actor.
Other author/creatorHale, Alan, 1892-1950 actor.
Other author/creatorPrice, Vincent, 1911-1993 actor.
Other author/creatorStephenson, Henry, 1871-1956 actor.
Other author/creatorDaniell, Henry, 1894-1963 actor.
Other author/creatorStephenson, James, 1888-1941 actor.
Other author/creatorFabray, Nanette actor.
Other author/creatorForbes, Ralph, 1904-1951 actor.
Other author/creatorWarwick, Robert, 1878-1964 actor.
Other author/creatorCarroll, Leo G., 1886-1972, actor.
Other author/creatorPolito, Sol, 1892-1960 cinematographer.
Other author/creatorMarks, Owen film editor.
Other author/creatorRiggs, C. A., sound designer.
Other author/creatorGrot, Anton, 1884-1974 artistic director.
Other author/creatorOrry-Kelly, 1897-1964 costume designer.
Other author/creatorHaskin, Byron, 1899-1984 production personnel.
Other author/creatorKoenekamp, H. F. production personnel.
Other author/creatorFriedhofer, Hugo composer.
Other author/creatorRoder, Milan composer.
Other author/creatorForbstein, Leo F. musical director.
Other author/creatorKorngold, Erich Wolfgang, 1897-1957 composer.
Other author/creatorAnderson, Maxwell, 1888-1959. Elizabeth the queen.
Other author/creatorWarner Bros. Pictures (1923-1967)
Other author/creatorTurner Entertainment Co.
Other author/creatorWarner Home Video (Firm)
Uniform titlePrivate lives of Elizabeth and Essex (Motion picture)
Abstract This period drama frames the tumultuous affair between Queen Elizabeth I and the man who would be King of England, Robert Devereux, the Earl of Essex. Ever the victor on the battlefield, Devereux returns to London after defeating Spanish forces at Cadiz. Middle-aged Elizabeth, so attracted to the younger Devereux but fearful of his influence and popularity, sends him on a new mission: a doomed campaign to Ireland. When he and his troops return in defeat, Devereux demands to share the throne with the heir-less queen, and Elizabeth, at first, intends to marry. Ultimately sensing the marriage would prove disastrous for England, Elizabeth sets in motion a merciless plan to protect her people and preserve her throne.
General noteBased on the stage play, Elizabeth the queen / by Maxwell Anderson.
General noteOriginally released as a motion picture in 1939.
General noteAlso issued as part of the box set: Errol Flynn the signature collection.
General noteSpecial features: "Warner night at the movies" 1939 edition hosted by Leonard Maltin (introduction by Leonard Maltin; Dark victory theatrical trailer; Newsreel, "The royal rodeo" musical short, "Old Glory" cartoon, The private lives of Elizabeth and Essex) "Elizabeth and Essex: battle royale" featurette; Theatrical trailer.
CreditsDirector of photography, Sol Polito ; film editor, Owen Marks ; sound by C.A. Riggs ; art director, Anton Grot ; costumes by Orry-Kelly ; special effects, Byron Haskin, H.F. Koenekamp ; orchestrations by Hugo Friedhofer, Milan Roder ; musical director, Leo F. Forbstein ; music by Erich Wolfgang Korngold.
Performer Bette Davis, Errol Flynn, Olivia de Havilland, Donald Crisp, Alan Hale, Vincent Price, Henry Stephenson, Henry Daniell, James Stephenson, Nanette Fabares, Ralph Forbes, Robert Warwick, Leo G. Carroll.
Audience MPAA rating: Not rated.
Technical detailsDVD.
LanguageIn English or dubbed French with optional English, French, or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned.
Other titleErrol Flynn the signature collection.
ISBN079074726X
ISBN9780790747262
ISBN0790797194 (set)
ISBN9780790797199 (set)
UPC 012569522824
UPC 012569704022 set
Publisher number65228 Warner Home Video

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