Seven Seas to Calais

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Seven Seas to Calais
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
Distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release dates
 March, 1963 (USA)
Running time
 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.

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

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. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "The Eddie Mannix Ledger", Margaret Herrick Library, Center for Motion Picture Study, Los Angeles
  2. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  3. ↑ Hughes, p.40
  4. ↑ Stephen Vagg, Rod Taylor: An Aussie in Hollywood, Bear Manor Media 2010 p78
  5. ↑ French box office for 1963 at Box Office Story

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