The Virgin Queen

The Virgin Queen

CinemaScope spectacularly spreads before you the velvet cape and violent age of Sir Walter Raleigh and The Virgin Queen.

NR 1955 · 92 min · ★ 7.0 · Drama, History, Romance

Sir Walter Raleigh overcomes court intrigue to win favor with the Queen in order to get financing for a proposed voyage to the New World.

Directed by Henry Koster · Written by Harry Brown

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