Queen of the Seas

Not to be confused with Queen of the Sea (film).

For other uses, see Queen of the Sea.

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
Release date	1 December 1961 (1961-12-01) (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.

Cast

• 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

Queen of the Seas was released theatrically in Italy on December 1, 1961. It was released in the United States in 1964. It has received a home video release by Something Weird.

Reception

In a contemporary review, the Monthly Film Bulletin reviewed a 62 minute dubbed version under the title Hell Below Deck. 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."

References

Sources

• Kinnard, Roy; Crnkovich, Tony (2017). Italian Sword and Sandal Films, 1908-1990. McFarland. ISBN 1476662916. {{cite book}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)

External links

• Queen of the Seas at IMDb