Queen Elizabeth (1912)

Stars: Sarah Bernhardt, Lou Tellegen
Director: Henri Desfontaines & Louis Mercanton
Runtime: 45 Minutes
Language: English subtitles - Orchestra music score
Color:  Black and White
Format:  DVD-R
Extras: Cousins of Sherlocko & Jack and the Beanstalk (1912)
Rating: NR
Price: $16.95

Amours de la reine Élisabeth, Les
(1912)

Directed by Henri Desfontaines & Louis Mercanton

Produced by Adolph Zukor

Cast:
Sarah Bernhardt .... Queen Elizabeth I
Lou Tellegen .... Robert Devereux, Earl of Essex
Max Maxudian .... Howard, Earl of Nottingham
Jean Angelo - Georges Charmeroy - Albert Decoeur
Georges Deneubourg  - Marie-Louise Derval
Guy Favières - Jane Maylianes - Suzanne Seylor

Costume Design by Paul Poiret

Epsodes from the life of Elizabeth I, Queen of England (1533-1603), focusing on her ill-fated love affair with Robert Devereux, Earl of Essex This 1912 mini-masterpiece laid the groundwork for future feature-length films. Filmed more like a stage play with parts which begin and end with inter titles that explain all the action before it happens on the screen.

45 Minutes

Extras: Two short subjects from 1912.

COUSINS OF SHERLOCKO (Solex) 12 Min.

JACK AND THE BEANSTALK (Edison) 9 Min