Top billed cast

1. 

   Richard Todd

   Sir Walter Raleigh

2. 

   Bette Davis

   Queen Elizabeth I

3. 

   Joan Collins

   Beth Throgmorton

4. 

   Jay Robinson

   Chadwick

5. 

   Herbert Marshall

   Lord Leicester

6. 

   Dan O'Herlihy

   Lord Derry

7. 

   Robert Douglas

   Sir Christopher Hatton

8. 

   Romney Brent

   French Ambassador

9. 

   Leslie Parrish

   Anne

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf

Written by CinemaSerf on 2022-11-14

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, his...read the rest

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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

Keywords

• queen elizabeth i
• tudor
• british history
• palace intrigue
• 16th century