The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex (1939)

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:film
gptkbp:awards Academy Award nomination for Best Art Direction
gptkbp:based_on play by Maxwell Anderson
gptkbp:box_office $2.5 million
gptkbp:budget $1.5 million
gptkbp:character gptkb:Robert_Devereux,_2nd_Earl_of_Essex
gptkb:Queen_Elizabeth_I
gptkb:Lady_Essex
gptkb:Lord_Burghley
gptkb:Sir_Walter_Raleigh
gptkbp:cinematography gptkb:Ernest_Haller
gptkbp:color gptkb:Technicolor
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:critical_reception mixed reviews
gptkbp:cultural_impact depicted in various media
gptkbp:director gptkb:Michael_Curtiz
gptkbp:distributor gptkb:Warner_Bros.
gptkbp:editing George Amy
gptkbp:film_technique period drama
gptkbp:follows the relationship between Elizabeth I and Robert Devereux
gptkbp:genre gptkb:historical_fiction
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex (1939)
gptkbp:influenced biographical films
historical fiction genre
romantic dramas
later historical dramas
film portrayals of Elizabeth I
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:historical_events
Shakespearean themes
gptkbp:inspiration gptkb:historical_figures
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:legacy considered a classic
gptkbp:music_by gptkb:Max_Steiner
gptkbp:notable_for Bette Davis's performance
gptkbp:notable_scene the final confrontation
the court scenes
the romantic scenes
gptkbp:performance loose adaptation
gptkbp:premiere gptkb:New_York_City
gptkbp:production_company gptkb:Warner_Bros.
gptkbp:release_date 1939
gptkbp:release_format theatrical release
gptkbp:runtime 105 minutes
gptkbp:screenplay_by gptkb:Maxwell_Anderson
gptkbp:set_in Elizabethan England
gptkbp:starring gptkb:Bette_Davis
gptkb:Olivia_de_Havilland
gptkb:Errol_Flynn
gptkbp:themes love and power
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Errol_Flynn
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5