The Virgin Queen

The Virgin Queen (1955)

CinemaScope spectacularly spreads before you the velvet cape and violent age of Sir Walter Raleigh and The Virgin Queen.

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.

Date of release
1955-07-22
TMDB
7.0 / 10 (34)
Runtime
1h 32m
Genres
Drama, History, Romance
Director
Henry Koster

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Awards: 0 · Nominations: 1

The Virgin Queen is a 1955 American DeLuxe Color historical drama film directed by Henry Koster and starring Bette Davis, Richard Todd and Joan Collins. Filmed in CinemaScope, it focuses on the relationship between Elizabeth I of England and Sir Walter Raleigh.

Production

Richard Todd signed to make the film after the success of A Man Called Peter. He says Charles Brackett arranged for him to have a false nose put on to look more like Raleigh.

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