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Make ready the topsails! Australian-born leading man Rod Taylor portrays English seafaring captain Sir Francis Drake in this sword-clanging swashbuckling adventure told in bold colorful strokes that includes Drake's circumnavigation of the globe a mutiny at sea raids that brought England a wealth of Spanish gold Spain's foiled scheme to supplant Queen Elizabeth (and replace her with Mary of Scotland) and Drake's daring battle-at-sea gambit that left the mighty Spanish Armada in ruins. Three-time Tony Award-winning Broadway legend Irene Worth essays the role of politically crafty Elizabeth who convinces Spanish ambassadors that she loathes Drake's privateering while secretly financing him.
Original Release
12/22/1962
US Release
03/06/1963
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Rod Taylor | Sir Francis Drake |
| Keith Michell | Malcolm Marsh |
| Edy Vessel | Arabella Ducleau |
| Terence Hill | Babington |
| Basil Dignam | Sir Francis Walsingham |
| Anthony Dawson | Lord Burleigh |
| Gianni Cajafa | Tom Moon |
| Irene Worth | Queen Elizabeth I |
| Arturo Dominici | Don Bernardino de Mendoza, the Spanish Ambassador |
| Marco Guglielmi | Fletcher |
Directors
Writers
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Rod Taylor | Sir Francis Drake |
| Keith Michell | Malcolm Marsh |
| Edy Vessel | Arabella Ducleau |
| Terence Hill | Babington |
| Basil Dignam | Sir Francis Walsingham |
| Anthony Dawson | Lord Burleigh |
| Gianni Cajafa | Tom Moon |
| Irene Worth | Queen Elizabeth I |
| Arturo Dominici | Don Bernardino de Mendoza, the Spanish Ambassador |
| Marco Guglielmi | Fletcher |
| Esmeralda Ruspoli | Mary of Scotland |
| Rossella D'Aquino | Potato |
| Umberto Raho | King Philip of Spain |
| Aldo Bufi Landi | Vigeois |
| Wensley Pithey | |
| Giuseppe Abbrescia | Chester |
| Luciana Gilli | Indian Wife |
| Massimo Righi | Lord of the Royal Court |
| Anna Santarsiero | Indian Wife |
| Gianni Solaro | Admiral Medina Sedonia |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Paolo Moffa | Producer |
Editors
