The Earl of Essex returns in triumph to London after having dealt the Spanish a crushing naval defeat at Cadiz. In London, an aging Queen Elizabeth awaits him with love, but also with fear, because of his popularity with the commoners and his consuming ambition. His envious rivals include Sir Robert Cecil, Lord Burghley, and Sir Walter Raleigh. His only friend at court is Francis Bacon.
MPAA Rating: | NR |
Genre: | Biography, Drama, History, Romance |
Country: | United States |
Produced By: | Robert Lord, Hal B. Wallis |
Directed By: | Michael Curtiz |
Written By: | Norman Reilly Raine, Maxwell Anderson, Æneas MacKenzie |
Cast: | Robert Warwick, Bette Davis, Guy Bellis, Rosella Towne, James Stephenson, Holmes Herbert, Ralph Forbes, Nanette Fabray, Olivia De Havilland, Forrester Harvey, Maris Wrixon, Alan Hale, Donald Crisp, Leo G. Carroll, Henry Stephenson, Errol Flynn, Vincent Price, Doris Lloyd, John Sutton, Henry Daniell, I. Stanford Jolley |
In Theaters: | Nov 11, 1939 |
Runtime: | 1 hour 46 minutes |
Production: | Warner Bros. |
Budget: | $1,075,000 |
Available On: | Itunes, Vudu |
Read More On: | Wikipedia |