Amours de la Reine Elisabeth, Les
- Alternative title
- Queen Elizabeth Queen Bess (Her Love Story) Reine Elisabeth, La Elisabeth, Reine d’Angleterre
- Synopsis
- Film drama based on the play by Emile Moreau that relates the love story of Queen Elizabeth and the Earl of Essex. The film opens with a performance of The Merry Wives of Windsor (the Falstaff basket scene III,iii) staged to celebrate the victory over the Armada. After the performance the Queen congratulates William Shakespeare (actor unknown).
- Country
- France
- Medium
- Film
- Technical information
- Black-and-white / Silent
- Year of release
- 1912
- Recording date
- 12 Aug 1912
- Duration
- 35 mins; 3,138 feet
Credits
- Director
- Henri Desfontaines; Louis Mercanton
- Art Direction
- Théâtre Sarah Bernhardt
- Cast
Lou Tellegen Robert Devereux, Earl of Essex M. Chameroy Lord Bacon Sarah Bernhardt Queen Elizabeth
Additional Details
- Production type
- Fiction Films
- Historical period
- Elizabethan
- Plays
- Merry Wives of Windsor, The
- Subjects
- Drama
- Keywords
- Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)
Notes
- Notes
- The copy in the BFI National Archive was constructed from two different sources, it is tinted and has German and German/English intertitles.
Production Company
- Name
Histrionic Film
Archive
- Name
BFI National Archive
- Web
- http://www.bfi.org.uk/archive-collections/searching-access-collections/research-viewing-services External site opens in new window
- Phone
- 020 7255 1444
- Fax
- 020 7436 0165
- Address
- 21 Stephen Street
London
W1T 1LN
How to cite this record
Shakespeare, "Amours de la Reine Elisabeth, Les". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av68564 (Accessed 12 Nov 2024)