The Virgin Queen

The Virgin Queen

1955 · 92 min · EN · NR · 7.1 (23 votes)
Dir. Henry Koster · Starring Richard Todd, Bette Davis, Joan Collins, Jay Robinson, Herbert Marshall, Dan O'Herlihy · Music Franz Waxman

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

DramaHistoryRomance

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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A sweeping historical romance filled with opulent costumes and grand pronouncements. It captures the weight of the crown and the delicate dance of courtly affection, all set against a backdrop of burgeoning empire.

regalromanticdramaticintrospectivesteadyperiod dramahistorical epiclush visualspowerambitioncourtly lovedestiny
queen elizabeth itudorbritish historypalace intrigue16th century
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