Bros figures the film earned $955,000 domestically and $658,000 foreign. Critical The public liked Flynn's charming rogue of a character, his undisguised Tasmanian accent notwithstanding, but the critics found him to be the weak link in the production, with The New York Times writing, "Bette Davis's Elizabeth is a strong, resolute, glamour-skimping characterisation against which Mr. Flynn's Essex has about as much chance as a beanshooter against a tank." Footage from the movie was re-used in The Adventures of Don Juan (1948). In the years between Flynn's death and the release of the film on videocassette and its first showings on cable television, the title was changed to Elizabeth the Queen. The current title was restored some years later. Awards The film was nominated for five Academy Awards: Best Art Direction (Anton Grot) Best Cinematography (Color) (Sol Polito, W. Howard Greene) Music (Scoring) (Erich Wolfgang Korngold) Sound Recording (Nathan Levinson) Special Effects (Byron Haskin, Nathan Levinson) The film is recognized by American Film Institute in these lists: 2002: AFI's 100 Years...100 Passions – Nominated 2005: AFI's 100 Years of Film Scores – Nominated References Stine, Whitney and Davis, Bette : ''Mother Goddam. Virgin Books. 1974 External links 1952 Best Plays radio adaptation of original play Elizabeth the Queen at Internet Archive 1945 Theatre Guild on the Air radio adaptation of original play Elizabeth the Queen at Internet Archive 1939 films 1930s color films American biographical drama films Films directed by Michael Curtiz Films scored by Erich Wolfgang Korngold Warner Bros. films Films set in Tudor England 1939 romantic drama films Films about capital punishment Films about Elizabeth I Cultural depictions of Walter Raleigh Plays by Maxwell Anderson American romantic drama films Films produced by Hal B. Wallis 1930s biographical drama films 1930s English-language films 1930s American films