Queen of the Seas

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Queen of the Seas
Queen of the Seas poster 1.jpg
Directed by Umberto Lenzi
Screenplay by
Produced by Fortunato Misiano [1]
Starring
Cinematography Augusto Tiezzi [1]
Edited by Jolanda Benvenuti [1]
Music by Gino Filippini [1]
Production
companies
Release date
  • 1 December 1961 (1961-12-01)(Italy)
Running time
87 minutes [1]
Countries
  • Italy
  • France [1]

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.

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Plot

Cast

Release

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

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]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Kinnard & Crnkovich 2017, p. 133.
  2. 1 2 "Avventure di Mary Read, Le". Monthly Film Bulletin . Vol. 31, no. 360. London: British Film Institute. 1964. p. 163. ISSN   0027-0407.

Sources

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