What is The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex?
{{italictitle}} [[File:Bette Davis in The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex trailer.jpg|thumb|300px|Davis as [[Elizabeth I]]]] '''''The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex''''' is a [[1939]] historical romantic drama movie. It is about the relationship between [[Queen Elizabeth I]] and [[Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex]]. The movie stars [[Bette Davis]] and [[Errol Flynn]]. The movie was directed by [[Michael Curtiz]]. It was based on the [[Maxwell Anderson]] play, ''[[Elizabeth the Queen]]''. The play had been a [[Broadway]] success with [[Lynn Fontanne]] and [[Alfred Lunt]] in the lead roles. The supporting cast in the movie included [[Olivia de Havilland]], Donald Crisp, Henry Daniell, Henry Stephenson and [[Vincent Price]]. The score was composed by [[Erich Wolfgang Korngold]]. He later used a theme from the movie in his ''Symphony in F sharp major''. The [[Technicolor]] cinematography was by Sol Polito. The elaborate costumes were designed by Orry-Kelly. The movie was a [[Warner Brothers]] production. The movie was a hit. It received five [[Academy Award]] nominations including Best Color Cinematography. Bette Davis was expected to receive a nomination. She was nominated instead for ''[[Dark Victory]]''. {{movie-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex}} [[Category:1930s American romance movies]] [[Category:1930s historical movies]] [[Category:1939 romantic drama movies]] [[Category:Movies based on plays]] [[Category:English-language movies]] [[Category:Movies directed by Michael Curtiz]] [[Category:1930s American drama movies]] [[Category:Movies about royalty]] [[Category:American romantic drama movies]] [[Category:American biographical movies]] [[Category:Warner Bros. movies]] [[Category:Movies set in England]] [[Category:Movies about capital punishment]] [[Category:1930s biographical movies]]