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The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex [New DVD] Title: The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex Format: DVD Label: Warner Archives Genre: Biography, Drama UPC: 888574564834 Release Date: 2017 Notice: Please be aware that you are the Importer of record, and that your Government may charge import duties upon delivery. Bette Davis and Errol Flynn made The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex fascinatingly public, striking sparks in this lavish Technicolor tale of the ill-fated love between the aging Elizabeth I and the dashing Earl of Essex. Thoroughly unglamorous here - eyes and hairline shaved, face painted chalky white - double Academy Award winner* Davis exudes such intelligence, energy and ardor that her romance with the decades-younger Essex (Flynn at the peak of his remarkable good looks and athletic verve) is completely believable. Based on Maxwell Andersons play Elizabeth the Queen and directed by Michael Curtiz, this nominee for five Oscars takes liberties with historical accuracy, but none with dramatic impact. Long may these tempestuous, titled lovers reign! Copyright DirectToU LLC. All Rights Reserved.