Elizabeth the Queen (film)

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Elizabeth the Queen
Based on Elizabeth the Queen
Written by Maxwell Anderson
Story byJohn Edward Friend
Directed by George Schaefer
Starring
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Running time90
Production companyCrown Media Productions
Original release
Network NBC
ReleaseJanuary 24, 1968 (1968-01-24) [1] [2]
Related
Hallmark Hall of Fame

Elizabeth the Queen is a 1968 television movie presented on Hallmark Hall of Fame . It is an adaptation of the 1930 play Elizabeth the Queen by Maxwell Anderson. The film was directed by George Schaefer.

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Cast

Production

In 1964 George Schaefer said he had decided not to do a production of this or another Maxwell Anderson play, Mary Queen of Scot, because they depended on pageantry, which was hard to do on television. [3]

Schaefer changed his mind and Judith Anderson signed to star in a production in May 1967. It was her third production for the Hallmark Hall of Fame following Macbeth and The Cradle Song. She had performed in the play the year before in New York and received poor reviews but insisted the production was faulty rather than the play itself. [4] Charlton Heston agreed to co star. [5]

References

  1. "TV Movietime". Ogdensburg Journal. Vol. 26, no. 2513. Ogdensburg, NY: NYS Historic Newspapers - Northern New York Library Network. January 24, 1968. p. 19. Retrieved August 4, 2025.
  2. "Today's TV Previews". The Gazette. Montreal. January 24, 1968. p. 45. Retrieved August 4, 2025.
  3. "Quality Is Schaefer's Middle Name", Chicago Tribune May 3, 1964: n13.
  4. "Judith Anderson to Star in Hallmark TV Drama: 'Elizabeth the Queen' Play by Maxwell Anderson, to Open 1967-68 Series on N.B.C. 90-Minute 'Robin Hood' Horns Joins The Nation" by George Gent. New York Times May 5, 1967: 77.
  5. "Dame Judith Sees No Glory in the Gutter" by Judy Stone. New York Times January 28, 1968: D27.