Seven Seas to Calais (1962)
"Il dominatore dei sette mari" (original title)

Sir Francis Drake goes on an expedition to the New World and steals gold from the Spaniards. After making a daring getaway, he returns to England where he protects Queen Elizabeth I from a ... See full summary »

Directors:

Rudolph Maté, Primo Zeglio

Writer:

Filippo Sanjust

Stars:

Rod Taylor, Keith Michell, Edy Vessel

Cast

Cast overview:
Rod Taylor	...	Sir Francis Drake
Keith Michell	...	Malcolm Marsh
Edy Vessel	...	Arabella Ducleau
Terence Hill	...	Babington (as Mario Girotti)
Basil Dignam	...	Sir Francis Walsingham
Anthony Dawson	...	Lord Burleigh
Gianni Cajafa	...	Tom Moon
Irene Worth	...	Queen Elizabeth I
Arturo Dominici	...	Don Bernardino de Mendoza, the Spanish Ambassador
Marco Guglielmi	...	Fletcher
Esmeralda Ruspoli	...	Mary of Scotland
Rossella D'Aquino	...	Potato
Umberto Raho	...	King Philip of Spain
Aldo Bufi Landi	...	Vigeois

Storyline

Sir Francis Drake goes on an expedition to the New World and steals gold from the Spaniards. After making a daring getaway, he returns to England where he protects Queen Elizabeth I from a network of spies who are plotting to overthrow her.

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Plot Keywords:

queen | queen elizabeth i | ship

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Taglines:

Hell and Heroism On The High Seas!

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Genres:

Adventure

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Certificate:

Approved

Details

Country:

Italy

Language:

Italian

Release Date:

March 1963 (USA)

Also Known As:

Seven Seas to Calais

Company Credits

Production Co:

Adelphia Compagnia Cinematografica

Technical Specs

Runtime:

102 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Final film of director Rudolph Maté.

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Connections

References The Sea Hawk (1940)

User Reviews

So bad it is almost good!

This film ranks (no pun intended) with the worst excesses of the Italian made spectaculars. A blonde leading lady who cannot act to save her life, handsome hunks, glorious costumes and scenery and at least 2,000 extras in every scene. The story hopskotches around with no continuity and nothing to tie scenes together, as if a reel or two had been lost. One minute they are frolicking with American Indians in a Disney style village, next minute they are at the court of Good Queen Bess. History takes a time warp.

To be fair, it still has a long way to go before it ranks with "The Norseman" but it tries. Most amusing is the way the love interest, Arabella, constantly turns her face away from the hero and toward the camera during the romantic scenes, as if the handsome hero had bad breath. What a waste of two good Australian actors, Keith Michell and Rod Taylor.