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Movie Info

English explorer Sir Walter Raleigh (Richard Todd) wants to lead a seafaring expedition to the New World. But, in order to finance the trip, Raleigh needs to win over the formidable Queen Elizabeth I (Bette Davis). The adventurer turns on the charm, seducing Elizabeth so that she'll support his mission. The deceptive games are further complicated when Raleigh falls for lady-in-waiting Beth (Joan Collins). The two must hide their love or face the wrath of the virgin queen.

Genre:

history, drama
Original Language:

English
Director:

Henry Koster
Producer:

Charles Brackett
Writer:

Harry Brown, Mindret Lord
Release Date (Streaming):

Sep 18, 2012
Runtime:

1h 32m
Production Co:

Twentieth Century Fox

Cast & Crew

Bette Davis
Queen Elizabeth I

Richard Todd
Sir Walter Raleigh

Joan Collins
Beth Throgmorton

Herbert Marshall
Lord Leicester

Jay Robinson
Chadwick

Dan O'Herlihy
Lord Derry

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Critic Reviews for The Virgin Queen

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Henry Koster's direction is competent, for him, but Franz Waxman's music is no substitute for Erick Wolfgang Korngold's classic score for Elizabeth and Essex.

March 31, 2008 | Rating: 2/4 | Full Review…

Dan Callahan
Slant Magazine
Bette Davis (under a red fright-wig) portrays Elizabeth the First, with Richard Todd as the dashing Sir Walter Raleigh, in a corny but enjoyable story of Tudor England.

December 5, 2019 | Full Review…

Clyde Gilmour
Maclean's Magazine

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Audience Reviews for The Virgin Queen

Nov 01, 2014

a strong female lead role played aptly

Sanity Assassin ! Super Reviewer
Apr 28, 2009

Great swashbuckling with Bette Davis giving a forceful performance, and Harold Brown's screenplay providing several memorable segments. Richard Todd wisely gives Davis plenty of room, and she doesn't disappoint.

hawk l Super Reviewer