The Uprising
2026 · History · Drama
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Film / 1939
The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex
Directed by
Michael Curtiz
This period drama frames the tumultuous affair between Queen Elizabeth I and the man who would be King of England.
The story
This period drama frames the tumultuous affair between Queen Elizabeth I and the man who would be King of England.
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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Leo G. CarrollSir Edward Coke
Guy BellisLord Charles Howard (uncredited)
Jacob DanceEssex's Soldier (uncredited)
Forrester HarveyBit Part (uncredited)
Holmes HerbertMajordomo (uncredited)
I. Stanford JolleySpectator Outside Whitehall Palace (uncredited)
Doris LloydHandmaiden (uncredited)
John SuttonCapt. Armand of the Queen's Guard (uncredited)
Rosella TowneLady of the Court (uncredited)
Maris WrixonLady of the Court (uncredited)
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