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The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex
Summary: A depiction of the love/hate relationship between Queen Elizabeth I and Robert Devereux, the Earl of Essex.
Release Date: November 11, 1939
Director:
Michael Curtiz
Runtime: 1 h 46 min
MPAA: Approved
Production: Warner Bros.
Country: United States
Language: English
Movie budget: $ 1,075,000
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