Queen of the Seas
Appearance
Queen of the Seas | |
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Directed by | Umberto Lenzi |
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Produced by | Fortunato Misiano[1] |
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Cinematography | Augusto Tiezzi[1] |
Edited by | Jolanda Benvenuti[1] |
Music by | Gino Filippini[1] |
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Running time | 87 minutes[1] |
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Queen of the Seas (Italian: Le avventure di Mary Read) is a 1961 adventure film directed by Umberto Lenzi and starring Lisa Gastoni and Jerome Courtland.
Plot
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Cast
[edit]- Lisa Gastoni as Mary Read
- Jerome Courtland as Peter Goodwin
- Walter Barnes as Captain Poof
- Agostino Salvietti as Mangiatrippa
- Germano Longo as Ivan
- Gianni Solaro as Governor of Florida
- Tullio Altamura as Don Pedro Alvarez
- Gisella Arden as The French Dancer
- Dina De Santis as Peter's Lover
- Ignazio Balsamo as Captain of the Guards
- Anna Arena as Lady in the Diligence
- Giulio Battiferri as Prison Guard
- Edoardo Toniolo as Lord Goodwin
- Piero Pastore as Master of Protocol
- Loris Gizzi as The Director of the Prison
- Bruno Scipioni as Lord Stewart
Release
[edit]Queen of the Seas was released theatrically in Italy on December 1, 1961.[1] It was released in the United States in 1964.[1] It has received a home video release by Something Weird.[1]
Reception
[edit]In a contemporary review, the Monthly Film Bulletin reviewed a 62-minute dubbed version under the title Hell Below Deck.[2] The review described the film as a "spiritless pirate melodrama" and noted "poorly photographed settings" and the swordplay, intrigues, and love scenes are "all equally uninteresting."[2]
References
[edit]Sources
[edit]- Kinnard, Roy; Crnkovich, Tony (2017). Italian Sword and Sandal Films, 1908-1990. McFarland. ISBN 978-1476662916.
External links
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Categories:
- 1961 films
- 1960s historical adventure films
- French historical adventure films
- Italian historical adventure films
- Pirate films
- Films directed by Umberto Lenzi
- Cultural depictions of Mary Read
- Films with screenplays by Ernesto Gastaldi
- Films with screenplays by Luciano Martino
- 1960s Italian films
- 1960s French films
- Adventure film stubs