The Virgin Queen (1955) ( Sir Walter Raleigh )

The Virgin Queen (1955) (Blu-Ray) (*)

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Alternate Title: Sir Walter Raleigh
Screened, competed or awarded at:
Oscar Academy Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
French ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
French ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
France ( Blu-Ray/Region A/B/C )

Running Time:
91 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.78:1)

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 1955 and produced in:
United States ( USA, Canada )

Directed By:
Henry Koster

Written By:
Henry Koster
Harry Brown
Mildred Lord

Actors:
Bette Davis ..... Queen Elizabeth I
Richard Todd ..... Sir Walter Raleigh
Joan Collins ..... Bess Throckmorton
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)
Lisa Daniels ..... Mary

Synopsis:

Having previously portrayed England's Queen Elizabeth I in 1939's The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex, Bette Davis reprises the role in the Technicolor-and-Cinescope costumer The Virgin Queen. Harry Brown and Mindret Lord's screenplay proposes that Elizabeth's relationship with adventurer Sir Walter Raleigh (Richard Todd) was somewhat more than cordial. Raleigh is depicted as a charming opportunist, who deliberate leads the Queen on in order to further his chances of heading an expedition to the New World. Complications ensue when Sir Walter falls in love with lady-in-waiting Beth Throgmorton (Joan Collins). Not to be believed for a single moment, The Virgin Queen works well on a swashbuckler level, with Davis outacting everyone in sight-even such veteran scene-stealers as Herbert Marshall, Dan O'Herlihy, and Jay 'Caligula' Robinson.

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.

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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