The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex
1939 · 106 MIN · IMDB 7.0 · 6,347 VOTES · DIR. Michael Curtiz
Overview
This period drama frames the tumultuous affair between Queen Elizabeth I and the man who would be King of England.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,463 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:02:17 There he is!
00:07:54 ...lies beneath the waters of Cádiz Harbor, sunk by the Spaniards themselves.
00:12:34 As for asking her pardon, why should I ask pardon for receiving an insult?"
00:17:01 Which you probably will not take.
00:22:50 Take them down!
00:27:11 ...she must give up all that a woman holds most dear.
00:31:48 One moment.
00:35:33 Even in my retreat, news came of that silver armor of yours.
00:38:46 But if we were lovers, you might. So thank your lucky stars we're not.
00:43:05 Yes, dear, but...
00:46:58 You'd have to say that, wouldn't you?
00:50:22 Sir Walter told me before the meeting that he'd go if Your Majesty wished.
00:53:32 Ireland's been fatal to every commander who risked his fortune there.
00:58:29 - No letter from Her Majesty? - That's all Cecil gave.
01:01:43 I am a man of sense.
01:05:07 Night after night, pacing my room.
01:10:35 Am I a fool to believe that if I destroyed you, I'd destroy England?
01:15:16 With your gracious permission, I will not.
01:19:08 No men, no arms, no food. Nothing.
01:22:36 Something I can't explain.
01:26:17 Dismiss the troops.
01:32:18 You poor child.
01:36:12 Penelope...
01:40:23 ...it's best I leave.
Cast & Characters
Bette Davis
Queen Elizabeth
Errol Flynn
Earl of Essex
Olivia de Havilland
Lady Penelope Gray
Donald Crisp
Francis Bacon
Alan Hale
Earl of Tyrone
Vincent Price
Sir Walter Raleigh
Henry Stephenson
Lord Burghley
Henry Daniell
Sir Robert Cecil
James Stephenson
Sir Thomas Egerton
Nanette Fabray
Mistress Margaret Radcliffe
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,463
Dialogue density13.8 lines / min
First line00:02:17
Final line01:40:23
Production Record
DirectorMichael Curtiz
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes6,347