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By Janice O (6) on 08 Mar 2008

Bette and Errol at their best, they don't make them like this anymore…

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By Yuping L (74) on 05 Mar 2008

History has been adapted delicately enough to earn ausience's compassion, for a queen who killed her lover for her love of her country…

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By Charlotte L (62) on 25 Feb 2008

The intimacy between the aging Bette Davis and the dashing, young Flynn is excellent…

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By Sara F (127) on 25 Feb 2008

While I appreciated this movie for it's acting, I thought the story was incredibly sad and I probably wouldn't watch it again…

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By Paul M (2,133) on 01 Feb 2008

Very good film...Errol Flynn is excellent in a less-than-usual-swashbuckling role, and Bette Davis is very good as Elizabeth…

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By Clare W (94) on 20 Dec 2007

The years are long and full of sharp, wearing days, that change us into people we do not know…

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By Vincent H (192) on 12 Nov 2007

There wasn't enough of Errol Flynn…

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By Steen T (83) on 09 Nov 2007

A cumbersome title and a rather stilted story of the relationship between Queen Elizabeth (Bette Davis) and Robert Devereux (Errol Flynn)…

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By Anna N (512) on 07 Oct 2007

This is such a good movie for the superb acting performances delivered by a still green Flynn and the consumate professional Bette Davis…

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By Private U (13,627) on 05 Oct 2007

This was a good movie. Bette Davis was fabulous…

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By Agent O (12) on 29 Jul 2007

Want to see it, iam sure it is going to be sweet…

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By Sharlene F (1) on 27 Jul 2007

Two of my favourite actors portraying a favourite part of history ... Magic for me. Loved and watch it a couple times a year…

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By Victoria W (319) on 11 Jun 2007

Ten stars I sayz!! what a great film. Davis had this role down as if she where playing herself!! wow…

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By Cameron M (686) on 02 May 2007

So much better than Davis's second outing as Liz the 1st (The Virgin Queen)…

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By Jennalynn * (31) on 24 Apr 2007

No one else has ever had the strength of person to portray Elizabeth but Bette Davis and who better to be her loving adversary than Errol Flynn…

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By Doris C (82) on 13 Feb 2007

Love the costumes! and a fabby script also…

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By Kate J (236) on 10 Dec 2006

Pretty bad, although not bad enough to reiceve only half a star…

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By James H (4,675) on 15 Aug 2005

I feel this is a wonderful and great film…

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By Rory L. Aronsky (85) for Film Threat (5,156) on 26 Apr 2005

It's a war of minds and wills, but where it stands is at a point where Michael Curtiz still could direct ably, but the material wouldn't give…

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By Jeremiah Kipp (262) for Slant Magazine (8,298) on 22 Apr 2005

Davis seizes every possible opportunity to make herself into a mad spectacle…

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