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Lady Godiva of Coventry

  • 19551955
  • ApprovedApproved
  • 1h 29m
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5.6/10
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Lady Godiva of Coventry (1955)
DramaHistory
An 11th-century noblewoman opens her Saxon husband's eyes by riding bareback through town.An 11th-century noblewoman opens her Saxon husband's eyes by riding bareback through town.An 11th-century noblewoman opens her Saxon husband's eyes by riding bareback through town.
IMDb RATING
5.6/10
615
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    • Arthur Lubin
    • Oscar Brodney(screenplay)
    • Harry Ruskin(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Maureen O'Hara
    • George Nader
    • Victor McLaglen
    • Arthur Lubin
    • Oscar Brodney(screenplay)
    • Harry Ruskin(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Maureen O'Hara
    • George Nader
    • Victor McLaglen
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    • 10User reviews
    • 2Critic reviews
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    Maureen O'Hara in Lady Godiva of Coventry (1955)
    Maureen O'Hara and Victor McLaglen in Lady Godiva of Coventry (1955)
    Maureen O'Hara, George Nader, Rex Reason, and Torin Thatcher in Lady Godiva of Coventry (1955)
    Maureen O'Hara, Victor McLaglen, George Nader, and Grant Withers in Lady Godiva of Coventry (1955)
    Maureen O'Hara, Eduard Franz, and George Nader in Lady Godiva of Coventry (1955)
    Maureen O'Hara and Kathryn Givney in Lady Godiva of Coventry (1955)
    Maureen O'Hara and Kathryn Givney in Lady Godiva of Coventry (1955)
    Maureen O'Hara and Kathryn Givney in Lady Godiva of Coventry (1955)
    Maureen O'Hara and Kathryn Givney in Lady Godiva of Coventry (1955)
    Maureen O'Hara and Kathryn Givney in Lady Godiva of Coventry (1955)
    Maureen O'Hara in Lady Godiva of Coventry (1955)
    Maureen O'Hara in Lady Godiva of Coventry (1955)

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    Maureen O'Hara
    Maureen O'Hara
    • Lady Godiva
    George Nader
    George Nader
    • Lord Leofric
    Victor McLaglen
    Victor McLaglen
    • Grimald
    Rex Reason
    Rex Reason
    • Harold
    Torin Thatcher
    Torin Thatcher
    • Lord Godwin
    Eduard Franz
    Eduard Franz
    • King Edward
    Leslie Bradley
    Leslie Bradley
    • Count Eustace
    Henry Brandon
    Henry Brandon
    • Bejac
    Arthur Shields
    Arthur Shields
    • Innkeeper
    Robert Warwick
    Robert Warwick
    • Humbert
    Arthur Gould-Porter
    • Thorold
    • (as A.E. Gould-Porter)
    Grant Withers
    Grant Withers
    • Pendar
    Anthony Eustrel
    Anthony Eustrel
    • Prior
    • (as Antony Eustrel)
    Kathryn Givney
    Kathryn Givney
    • Abbess
    Sim Iness
    • Oswin
    Thayer Roberts
    Thayer Roberts
    • William, Duke of Normandy
    Fred Aldrich
    Fred Aldrich
    • Friar
    • (uncredited)
    Gertrude Astor
    Gertrude Astor
    • Townswoman
    • (uncredited)
      • Arthur Lubin
      • Oscar Brodney(screenplay) (story)
      • Harry Ruskin(screenplay)
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    • Trivia
      Maureen O'Hara wore a skin colored leotard when filming the famous nude riding scene.
    • Quotes

      Thorold: Then, my Lord, I must ask you to... to... Please do me the honour to consider yourself my prisoner.

    • Crazy credits
      The opening credits appear on the background of a medieval style picture of a nun leading the horse ridden by the naked Godiva, covered only by her long hair, through town.
    • Alternate versions
      When originally released theatrically in the UK, the BBFC made cuts to secure a 'U' rating. All cuts were waived in 2006 when the film was granted a 'PG' certificate for home video.
    • Connections
      Referenced in Columbo: Murder, Smoke and Shadows (1989)

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    Lady Godiva of Coventry
    This is my kind of movie - a good old historical drama set in 11th Century England. Sadly, though, the whole thing is just too episodic and disjointed for the story to ever really flow. It sets out do depict the tale of the eponymous lady (Maureen O'Hara) who rode naked through the streets of Coventry (draped in "Rapunzel"-esque locks that appear nowhere else on her head in the film!) to draw the attention of her Norman husband "Leofric" (George Nader) to the plight of the commons as the Norman and Saxon peoples of this now divided land start to draw battle lines. Her husband has already fallen foul of King Edward I (Eduard Franz) by refusing to marry his chosen bride, so the couple soon find their allies at court are few, and goaded by the duplicitous "Godwin" (Torin Thatcher) things are soon simmering perilously close to insurrection. Though rooted in fact, this plays fast and loose with just about everything from the history to the characterisations. Thatcher exudes a soupçon of menace, but the rest of the cast really appear to be going through the motions with this colourful, and at times energetic (largely thanks to Victor McLaglen), enterprise. Nobody could ever describe O'Hara as especially versatile - here she is just playing her usual determined and feisty character and though she isn't bad, it's all just the same role she has played against an array of more famous leading men in years gone by. Fans of the men-in-tights genre ought to enjoy it well enough, I did, but it's all pretty unremarkable fayre I'm afraid.
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    • Sep 20, 2022

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      • December 28, 1955 (United Kingdom)
      • United States
      • English
      • French
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    • Filming locations
      • Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Universal International Pictures (UI)
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    • 1 hour 29 minutes

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