Directed by:
William K. HowardCinematography:
James Wong HoweComposer:
Richard AddinsellCast:
Flora Robson, Raymond Massey, Leslie Banks, Laurence Olivier, Vivien Leigh, Tamara Desni, Donald Calthrop, James Mason, Robert Newton, Franklin Dyall (more)Plots(1)
The situation for England is perilous. Still reeling from its own Protestant-Catholic strife, England is a second-rate power under constant threat from Spain's mighty Armada.
With unflinching resolve and magisterial bravery, Queen Elizabeth survives assassins and traitors to instill in her people the pride and courage necessary to defeat Spain and define the greatness of England.
The setting and the astonishing period costumes notwithstanding, this film is not really a history. Rather, it is the foremost dramatic presentation about projecting strength of personality as worldly power - and no one will ever equal, much less surpass, Flora Robson's depiction of Queen Elizabeth.
(official distributor synopsis)
Cast
Flora Robson
UK
Best movies:
Clash of the Titans (1981)
Romeo and Juliet (1954)
The Sea Hawk (1940)
Raymond Massey
Canada
Best movies:
Producers' Showcase (1954) (series)
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Arsenic and Old Lace (1944)
Leslie Banks
UK
Best movies:
Laurence Olivier
UK
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Romeo and Juliet (1968)
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Hamlet (1948)
Vivien Leigh
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Waterloo Bridge (1940)
Gone with the Wind (1939)
A Streetcar Named Desire (1951)
Tamara Desni
German Empire
Best movies:
Fire Over England (1937)
Donald Calthrop
UK
Best movies:
Blackmail (1929)
Shooting Stars (1928)
Murder! (1930)
James Mason
UK
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Julius Caesar (1953)
Robert Newton
UK
Best movies:
Franklin Dyall
UK
Best movies:
Fire Over England (1937)
The Private Life of Henry VIII. (1933)
Atlantic (1929)
Francis De Wolff
UK
Best movies:
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Richard Lester's The Three Musketeers (1973)
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Evelyn Ankers
Chile
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The Pearl of Death (1944)
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The Wolf Man (1941)
Norma Varden
UK
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Casablanca (1942)
Ralph Truman
UK
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El Cid (1961)
Lyn Harding
UK
Best movies:
Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1939)
The Man Who Changed His Mind (1936)
Fire Over England (1937)
Herbert Lomas
UK
Best movies:
The Magic Box (1951)
The Ghost Goes West (1935)
Fire Over England (1937)
Charles Carson
UK
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Henry Oscar
UK
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Howard Douglas
UK
Best movies:
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Roy Russell
UK
Best movies:
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