The Virgin Queen (1955)
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.
- Henry Koster
- Harry Brown
- Mindret Lord
- Harry Brown
Rating: 7.1/10 by 26 users
Alternative Title:
Der Rebell Ihrer Majestät - DE
La reina tirana - ES
Country:
United States of America
Language:
English
Runtime: 01 hour 32 minutes
Budget: $0
Revenue: $0
Plot Keyword: queen elizabeth i, tudor, british history, palace intrigue, 16th century
Historically, it is safe to say that Elizabeth I and Sir Walter Raleigh didn't always get on, but I am not sure their relationship was ever quite this verbose. This is a good enough looking melodrama with Bette Davis and Richard Todd out to enrich England (and themselves) co-starring Joan Collins as the suitably "pathetic" lady in waiting who falls for Raleigh - and in so doing they both earn the enmity of a jealous queen. Herbert Marshall tries to bring a little weight to the proceedings; Dan O'Herlihy a little humour but ultimately we are left with a colourful, but pretty mundane, wordy, historical costume drama with the odd flash of character from Davis.
