Seven Seas to Calais
Seven Seas to Calais | |
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File:Seven Seas to Calais.jpg | |
Directed by | Rudolph Mate Primo Zeglio |
Produced by | Paolo Moffa |
Written by | Lindsay Galloway |
Screenplay by | George St. George Filippo Sanjust |
Starring | Rod Taylor Keith Michell Edy Vessel |
Music by | Franco Mannino |
Cinematography | Giulio Gianini |
Edited by | Franco Fraticelli |
Production
company |
Adelphia Compagnia Cinematografica
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Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
Release dates
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March, 1963 (USA) |
Running time
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102 min. |
Country | Italy |
Language | Italian English |
Budget | $650,000[1] |
Box office | $2.25 million[1] |
Seven Seas to Calais (Italian: 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.
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Plot
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 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
Main
- 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
Cameo/Uncredited
- 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
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
According to MGM records, the film earned $1,250,000 in North America and $1,000,000 in the rest of the world, earning it a profit of $293,000.[1]
It had admissions of 534,906 in France.[5]
Biography
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "The Eddie Mannix Ledger", Margaret Herrick Library, Center for Motion Picture Study, Los Angeles
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ 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
- Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). 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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