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The Virgin Queen
“CinemaScope spectacularly spreads before you the velvet cape and violent age of Sir Walter Raleigh and The Virgin Queen.”
7.0 / 10• 1955• 1h 32m•NR• English
DramaHistoryRomance
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Richard Todd
Sir Walter Raleigh
Lead
Bette Davis
Queen Elizabeth I
Joan Collins
Beth Throgmorton
Jay Robinson
Chadwick
Herbert Marshall
Lord Leicester
Dan O'Herlihy
Lord Derry
Robert Douglas
Sir Christopher Hatton
Romney Brent
French Ambassador
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Henry Koster's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Virgin Queen is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
