Queen of the Seas

1961 film

Not to be confused with Queen of the Sea (film).

Queen of the Seas

Directed by	Umberto Lenzi
Screenplay by	Ugo Guerra Luciano Martino Ernesto Gastaldi ^[1]
Produced by	Fortunato Misiano ^[1]
Starring	Lisa Gastoni Jerome Courtland Walt Barnes Agostino Salvietti
Cinematography	Augusto Tiezzi ^[1]
Edited by	Jolanda Benvenuti ^[1]
Music by	Gino Filippini ^[1]
Production companies	Romana Film Societe Nouvelle de Cinematographie^[1]
Release date	1 December 1961 (1961年12月1日) (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.

Plot

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Cast

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Lisa Gastoni as Mary Read
Jerome Courtland as Peter Goodwin
Walter Barnes as Captain Poof
Agostino Salvietti as Mangiatrippa
Germano Longo as Ivan
Gianni Solaro as Governor of Florida
Tullio Altamura as Don Pedro Alvarez
Gisella Arden as The French Dancer
Dina De Santis as Peter's Lover
Ignazio Balsamo as Captain of the Guards
Anna Arena as Lady in the Diligence
Giulio Battiferri as Prison Guard
Edoardo Toniolo as Lord Goodwin
Piero Pastore as Master of Protocol
Loris Gizzi as The Director of the Prison
Bruno Scipioni as Lord Stewart

Release

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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

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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]