Sarah Bernhardt - Queen Elizabeth (1912)

This is a brief clip from the silent Sarah Bernhardt film "Queen Elizabeth" (1912).

In this sequence, Robert Devereux, the 2nd Earl of Essex is executed. Queen Elizabeth (Bernhardt) visits his corpse, and mourns for him.

There's a subplot involving a missing ring, which (in the context of the story) demonstrates Essex's fidelity to Elizabeth.

"Queen Elizabeth" was by far Bernhardt's most successful film.

Audio recordings of Sarah's voice can be found at the Cylinder Preservation and Digitization Project website:

http://cylinders.library.ucsb.edu/search.php?queryType=%40attr+1%3D1016+&...

Category:

Film & Animation

Tags:

• Sarah
• Bernhardt
• 1912
• silent
• film
• cinema
• Lumiere
• Melies
• Duse
• Queen
• Elizabeth
• Earl
• Essex
• Robert
• Devereux

[Dirkdebruyne]

is this with her wooden leg or before ?

[swagner99]

Before.

She injured her right knee in a 1905 performance of Tosca. Her leg was amputated in 1915 (3 years after 'Queen Elizabeth').

'Le Duel d'Hamlet' is the only known film of Bernhardt taken before her Tosca leg accident.

[bisousis]

anybody who knows where to get ahold of the whole movie?

[swagner99]

You can buy a DVD version of it on ebay.

[MuzanSayson]

Thank you SO much.

I had to do a report on Ms. Bernhardt almost two years ago now, and since then I have been fascinated by her. I've been told that I mimic her style a bit and until now, I've never been able to see her act. Thank you SO much.

[swagner99]

You're welcome.  :-)

[tefisher1984]

Happy belated 164th birthday Sarah Bernhardt!

[Dungbeetleproduction]

i think this is the first paramount film.

[kascnef]

This movie was the first movie released by what would become Paramount Pictures nearly 100 years ago...i wish Paramount would put this one out on itunes, bluray, and dvd!!!

[rayito2005]

Una joya de la epoca de nuestros tatarabuelos.

[acmedressform]

@Dungbeetleproduction Paramount secured the rights to show it, but I don't think they actually made it, and Paramount was not called Paramount yet but the Famous Players Film Company.

[BCB228]

I really want to find her family tree because my last name is Bernhardt and we might be related

[emmers57]

@Littlezombie The wooden acting was a kind of holdover from the 19th century theatre.

[bertmustin]

One of our nations greatest Presidents.

[alnamree]

From where Ican download this Gem?

[ThePharaoho]

Wow! She really emoted well with her movements which was so important in the silent era. She also had great stage presence, the best I've seen thus far. I can see now why she was so famous and popular.

[emmers57]

She was pretty cool, I always liked how she slept in a coffin just to freak people out.

[SexyZhangHe]

Ah! My name is Sarah Bernard :D I want to be an actress too -^_^- Do you think that reincarnation is real....(Sorry for my english i speak french...xD)