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title: 'Les Amours de la reine Élisabeth (1912)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Louis J. Gasnier'
released: '1912-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 53
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'France'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/les-amours-de-la-reine-elisabeth-1912'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0002020/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Les Amours de la reine Élisabeth (1912)

1912 · 53 min · Drama · France

Original title: La Reine Élisabeth

## Synopsis

Les Amours de la reine Élisabeth, Les Amours d'Élisabeth, Reine d'Angleterre or La reine Élisabeth is a 1912 feature 3-reel French silent film based on the love affair between Elizabeth I of England and the Earl of Essex. It was condensed from a play of the same name and directed by Louis Mercanton and Henri Desfontaines. The film starred Sarah Bernhardt as Elizabeth and Lou Tellegen as Essex. Bernhardt by then was 68 and said of the film "This is my last chance at immortality". She and Tellegen were already romantically involved, and this was their second film together. Émile Moreau's play ran for twelve performances in Paris.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Louis J. Gasnier](https://cinepixo.com/people/louis-j-gasnier), [Louis Mercanton](https://cinepixo.com/people/louis-mercanton)
- **Screenplay:** [Émile Moreau](https://cinepixo.com/people/emile-moreau)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Joseph Carl Breil](https://cinepixo.com/people/joseph-carl-breil)
- **Producer:** [Edwin Stanton Porter](https://cinepixo.com/people/edwin-stanton-porter), [Adolph Zukor](https://cinepixo.com/people/adolph-zukor), [Josef Engel](https://cinepixo.com/people/josef-engel-2)

## Cast

- [Marie-Louise Derval](https://cinepixo.com/people/marie-louise-derval) as Lady Howard
- [Lou Tellegen](https://cinepixo.com/people/lou-tellegen) as Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex
- [Albert Decoeur](https://cinepixo.com/people/albert-decoeur) as Francis Drake
- [Max Maxudian](https://cinepixo.com/people/max-maxudian) as Charles Howard, 1st Earl of Nottingham
- [Guy Favières](https://cinepixo.com/people/guy-favieres) as Worcester
- [Sarah Bernhardt](https://cinepixo.com/people/sarah-bernhardt) as Elizabeth I of England
- [Nita Romani](https://cinepixo.com/people/nita-romani) as Catherine Howard, Countess of Nottingham
- [Jean Chameroy](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-chameroy) as Francis Bacon
- [Paul Guidé](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-guide) as William Shakespeare
- [Jean Angelo](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-angelo) as Seymour
- [Georges Deneubourg](https://cinepixo.com/people/georges-deneubourg) as Biron

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