Sir Walter Raleigh overcomes court intrigue to win favor with the Queen in order to get financing for a proposed voyage to the New World.
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| Complete credited cast: | |||
| Bette Davis | ... | Queen Elizabeth I | |
| Richard Todd | ... | Sir Walter Raleigh | |
| Joan Collins | ... | Beth Throgmorton | |
| Jay Robinson | ... | Chadwick | |
| Herbert Marshall | ... | Lord Leicester (Robert Dudley) | |
| Dan O'Herlihy | ... | Lord Derry | |
| Robert Douglas | ... | Sir Christopher Hatton | |
| Romney Brent | ... | French Ambassador | |
| Leslie Parrish | ... | Anne (as Marjorie Hellen) | |
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Lisa Daniels | ... | Mary |
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Sir Walter Raleigh gains audience with Queen Elizabeth I and soon wins her over to his way of thinking. He wants ships to sail and make a name for England. A young ward of the court, Beth Throgmorton, is strongly attracted to Raleigh and returns the attraction. But soon the Queen shows her desires and he bends in order to achieve his goal of ships. But still he loves Beth. Written by McGinty <McGinty@aol.com>
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CinemaScope spectacularly spreads before you the velvet cape and violent age of Sir Walter Raleigh and The Virgin Queen.Parents Guide:
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22 July 1955 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Sir Walter Raleigh See more »Filming Locations:
Stage 8, 20th Century Fox Studios - 10201 Pico Blvd., Century City, Los Angeles, California, USAEdit
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Sir Walter Raleigh: I've already launched on it, Ma'am. My next campaign is you.
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Set in 1581, Davis is effectively playing a younger Elizabeth than she had played sixteen years earlier in 'Elizabeth and Essex', which was set in 1601. See more »Goofs
At the concluding scene of the movie, Queen Elizabeth looks through her window with a telescope, an invention of 1608, five years after her death in 1603. See more »Quotes
Queen Elizabeth I: And what is your next campaign?Sir Walter Raleigh: I've already launched on it, Ma'am. My next campaign is you.
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Opening credits prologue: In 1581 all the roads of England led to London -- for better or worse. See more »Frequently Asked Questions
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I cannot help but be disappointed by the reviews this movie has thusfar received in IMDb, but not surprised.
With respect to Glenda Jackson and Cate Blanchett, neither of those ladies can hold a patch on the brilliant Bette Davis, perhaps the greatest actress ever, as the immortal Queen Elizabeth I, perhaps the greatest monarch that England ever knew.
Whether or not the movie is weak history, the movie shines as a vehicle for La Davis. Richard Todd gives a decent performance, although I submit he has neither the acting chops nor the charisma of Errol Flynn. But he serves well in the role.
The costumes, cinematography and screenplay are bright and arresting. And like it or not, Bette Davis' brilliant, mannered, and astoundingly powerful depiction of Queen Elizabeth I has informed every ensuing depiction of the Virgin Queen