Seven Seas to Calais

Seven Seas to Calais
Seven Seas to Calais
	US theatrical release poster
Directed by	Rudolph Mate; Primo Zeglio
Written by	Lindsay Galloway
Screenplay by	George St. George; Filippo Sanjust
Produced by	Paolo Moffa
Starring	Rod Taylor; Keith Michell; Edy Vessel
Cinematography	Giulio Gianini
Edited by	Franco Fraticelli
Music by	Franco Mannino
Production; company	Adelphia Compagnia Cinematografica
Distributed by	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release dates	March, 1963 (USA)
Running time	102 min.
Country	Italy
Languages	Italian; English
Budget	$650,000
Box office	$2.25 million

Seven Seas to Calais (in Italy Il dominatore dei sette mari) is a 1962 Italian adventure film in Eastmancolor and CinemaScope, produced by Paolo Moffa, directed by Rudolph Maté (his final film) and Primo Zeglio, that stars Rod Taylor, Keith Michell, and Edy Vessel.^[2] The film depicts the career of Britain's Sir Francis Drake.

Plot[edit]

Sir Francis Drake (Rod Taylor) is one of Queen Elizabeth I of England's (Irene Worth) leading commanders in its battles with longtime adversary Spain over the gold riches found in the New World. He is a privateer who has no problems about raiding those Spanish gold arsenals, as well as a military commander who plans and executes naval battles with the Spanish Armada. He is also a skilled diplomat who knows how to maneuver in courtly circles.

Cast[edit]

Main[edit]

Rod Taylor as Sir Francis Drake
Keith Michell as Malcolm Marsh
Edy Vessel as Arabella Ducleau
Terence Hill as Babington (Credited as Mario Girotti)
Basil Dignam as Sir Francis Walsingham
Anthony Dawson as Lord Burleigh
Gianni Cajafa as Tom Moon
Irene Worth as Queen Elizabeth I
Arturo Dominici as Don Bernardino de Mendoza, the Spanish Ambassador
Marco Guglielmi as Fletcher
Esmeralda Ruspoli as Mary of Scotland
Rossella D'Aquino as Potato
Umberto Raho as King Philip of Spain
Aldo Bufi Landi as Vigeois

Uncredited roles[edit]

Giuseppe Abbrescia as Chester
Luciana Gilli as Indian Wife
Massimo Righi as Lord of the Royal Court
Anna Santarsiero as Indian Wife
Gianni Solaro as Admiral Medina Sedonia
Jacopo TecchivGarcia
Bruno Ukmar as Emmanuel
Franco Ukmar as Francisco
Adriano Vitale as Recalde

Production[edit]

The film was mainly shot at the Titanus Appia Studios in Rome, but some scenes were filmed at the Bay of Naples.^[3] While filming, Rod Taylor was dating Anita Ekberg at the time.^[4]

Reception[edit]

According to MGM records, the film earned $1,250,000 in North America and $1,000,000 in other markets, earning it a profit of $293,000.^[1]

It had admissions of 534,906 in France.^[5]

Biography[edit]

Hughes, Howard (2011). Cinema Italiano - The Complete Guide from Classics to Cult. London - New York: I.B.Tauris. ISBN 978-1-84885-608-0.

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b ^c "The Eddie Mannix Ledger", Margaret Herrick Library, Center for Motion Picture Study, Los Angeles
^ "Il DOMINATORE DEI SETTE MARI (1962)". Archived from the original on 29 January 2009.
^ Hughes, p.40
^ Stephen Vagg, Rod Taylor: An Aussie in Hollywood, Bear Manor Media 2010 p78
^ French box office for 1963 at Box Office Story

External links[edit]

Seven Seas to Calais at IMDb
Seven Seas to Calais at AllMovie
Seven Seas to Calais at the TCM Movie Database

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[mannix-1] "The Eddie Mannix Ledger", Margaret Herrick Library, Center for Motion Picture Study, Los Angeles

[2] "Il DOMINATORE DEI SETTE MARI (1962)". Archived from the original on 29 January 2009.

[3] Hughes, p.40

[4] Stephen Vagg, Rod Taylor: An Aussie in Hollywood, Bear Manor Media 2010 p78

[5] French box office for 1963 at Box Office Story

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