Le avventure di Mary Read (1961)

User Rating:

4.5/10   

Director:

Umberto Lenzi

Writers:

Ugo Guerra (writer)
Luciano Martino (writer)

Release Date:

1963 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Drama | Romance

Plot:

Redhead Mary is a girl who dresses like a man to better approach, and rob the jewels worn by the pretty ladies of her time...

Plot Keywords:

Pirate | Flirt | Jewel | Tavern | Comradeship

Cast

Lisa Gastoni	...	Mary Read
Jerome Courtland	...	Peter Goodwin
Walter Barnes	...	Captain Poof
Agostino Salvietti	...	Pirate Mangiatrippa
Germano Longo	...	Pirate Ivan
Gianni Solaro	...	Florida Governor
Gisella Arden	...	French dancer
Dina De Santis	...	Lady flirting with Peter
Tullio Altamura	...	Don Pedro Alvarez
Ignazio Balsamo	...	Captain of the Guard
Anna Arena	...	Signora sulla Diligenza
Giulio Battiferri	...	Prison Guard
Franco Jamonte	...	Horse-riding instructor
Edoardo Toniolo	...	Lord Goodwin
Piero Pastore	...	Protocol instructor

Also Known As:

Hell Below Deck (UK)
Mary la rousse, femme pirate (France)
Queen of the Seas (USA)

Runtime:

USA:87 min

Country:

France | Italy

Language:

Italian

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Portugal:M/12 | Finland:K-12

Company:

Romana Film

Here is a film you're not likely to find in your local video store-- an action-packed pirate film directed by Umberto Lenzi!

This is the story of a female corsair, Mary Read, who takes over a ship of pirates and wreaks havoc on the high seas. Later, she squares off against an old nemesis. This is a very colorful, adventurous film, which looks as if it were inspired by the films of Raoul Walsh (in fact, the director, Umberto Lenzi, is known to be a big Raoul Walsh fan). It's too bad that they don't make films like this anymore.