Queen of the Seas

Queen of the Seas
Queen of the Seas
Directed by	Umberto Lenzi
Screenplay by	Ugo Guerra; Luciano Martino; Ernesto Gastaldi;
Produced by	Fortunato Misiano
Starring	Lisa Gastoni; Jerome Courtland; Walt Barnes; Agostino Salvietti;
Cinematography	Augusto Tiezzi
Edited by	Jolanda Benvenuti
Music by	Gino Filippini
Production; companies	Romana Film; Societe Nouvelle de Cinematographie;
Release date	1 December 1961 (Italy);
Running time	87 minutes
Countries	Italy; France;

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[edit]

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]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k Kinnard & Crnkovich 2017, p. 133.
^ ^a ^b "Avventure di Mary Read, Le". Monthly Film Bulletin. Vol. 31, no. 360. London: British Film Institute. 1964. p. 163. ISSN 0027-0407.

Sources[edit]

Kinnard, Roy; Crnkovich, Tony (2017). Italian Sword and Sandal Films, 1908-1990. McFarland. ISBN 978-1476662916.

External links[edit]

Queen of the Seas at IMDb

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[FOOTNOTEKinnardCrnkovich2017133-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k Kinnard & Crnkovich 2017, p. 133.

[mfb-review-2] "Avventure di Mary Read, Le". Monthly Film Bulletin. Vol. 31, no. 360. London: British Film Institute. 1964. p. 163. ISSN 0027-0407.

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