Les Amours de la reine Élisabeth
| Les Amours de la reine Élisabeth | |
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Still from the film, showing Tellegen and Bernhardt | |
| Directed by | Louis Mercanton Henri Desfontaines |
| Written by | Émile Moreau |
| Based on | Émile Moreau's original play and script |
| Produced by | Louis Mercanton |
| Starring | Sarah Bernhardt Lou Tellegen |
| Cinematography | Clément Maurice |
| Music by | Joseph Carl Breil |
| Distributed by | L'Histrionic Film (France) Famous Players Film Company (USA) |
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Running time | 53 minutes (France) 44 minutes (Video version) (USA) |
| Country | France |
Les Amours de la reine Élisabeth (The Loves of Queen Elizabeth), Les Amours d'Élisabeth, Reine d'Angleterre (The Loves of Elizabeth, Queen of England) or La reine Élisabeth (Queen Elizabeth) 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.