''Seven Seas to Calais'' (in Italy ''Il dominatore dei sette mari'') is a 1962

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and

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, produced by Paolo Moffa, directed by Rudolph Maté (his final film) and

Primo Zeglio Primo Zeglio (8 July 1906 – 30 October 1984) was an Italian film director and writer. Selected filmography * ''The Mask of Cesare Borgia'' (1941) *'' Accadde a Damasco'' (1943) *''Febbre'' (1943) *'' Genoveffa di Brabante'' (1947) *'' Nero ...

, that stars

Rod Taylor Rodney Sturt Taylor (11 January 1930 – 7 January 2015) was an Australian actor. He appeared in more than 50 feature films, including '' The Time Machine'' (1960), '' One Hundred and One Dalmatians'' (1961), '' The Birds'' (1963), and '' ...

Keith Michell Keith Joseph Michell (1 December 1926 – 20 November 2015) was an Australian actor who worked primarily in the United Kingdom, and was best known for his television and film portrayals of King Henry VIII. He appeared extensively in Shakespeare ...

, and

Edy Vessel Edoarda Vesselovsky (born 23 October 1940), better known by her stage name Edy Vessel, Edi Vessel, or Edy Vesel, is an Italian actress and businesswoman. Biography Vesselovsky was born in Trieste in 1940. In her youth, she worked as a model i ...

. The film depicts the career of Britain's Sir

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Plot

Sir Francis Drake (

) 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

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who has no problems about raiding those Spanish gold arsenals, as well as a military commander who plans and executes naval battles with the

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. He is also a skilled diplomat who knows how to maneuver in courtly circles.

Cast

Main

as Sir

as Malcolm Marsh *

as Arabella Ducleau *

Terence Hill Terence Hill (born Mario Girotti; 29 March 1939) is an Italian actor, film director, screenwriter and producer. He began his career as a child actor and gained international fame for starring roles in action and comedy films, many with longtim ...

as Babington (Credited as Mario Girotti) *

Basil Dignam Basil Dignam (24 October 1905 – 31 January 1979) was an English character actor. Basil Dignam was born in Sheffield, West Riding of Yorkshire. Before the acting, he tried many jobs, from a company clerk to a journalist. He acted on film and ...

as Sir

Francis Walsingham Sir Francis Walsingham ( – 6 April 1590) was principal secretary to Queen Elizabeth I of England from 20 December 1573 until his death and is popularly remembered as her "spymaster". Born to a well-connected family of gentry, Wal ...

Anthony Dawson Anthony Douglas Gillon Dawson (18 October 1916 – 8 January 1992) was a Scottish actor, best known for his supporting roles as villains in films such as Alfred Hitchcock's ''Dial M for Murder'' (1954) and ''Midnight Lace'' (1960), and playin ...

as Lord Burleigh * Gianni Cajafa as Tom Moon * Irene Worth as

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Arturo Dominici Arturo Dominici (2 January 1916 – 7 September 1992) was an Italian film, television and voice actor. Biography Born in Palermo, Dominici became best known for his many villainous roles in horror and fantasy films. He is best remembered fo ...

as Don

Bernardino de Mendoza Bernardino de Mendoza (c. 1540 – 3 August 1604) was a Spanish military commander, diplomat and writer on military history and politics. Biography Bernardino de Mendoza was born in Guadalajara, Spain around 1540, as the son of Don Alonso Su ...

, the Spanish Ambassador *

Marco Guglielmi Marco Guglielmi (6 October 1926 – 28 December 2005) was an Italian actor, screenwriter and author. Life and career Born Augusto Guglielmi in Sanremo, he graduated from ragioneria, then he enrolled at the university in the faculty of economi ...

as Fletcher *

Esmeralda Ruspoli ''Donna'' Esmeralda Giovanna Amelia Palma Maria dei Principi Ruspoli-Poggio Suasa (24 June 1928 - 1 September 1988) was an Italian actress and noblewoman. A granddaughter of Mario Ruspoli, 2nd Prince of Poggio Suasa, she was a member of the black ...

as Mary of Scotland * Rossella D'Aquino as Potato *

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as King Philip of Spain *

Aldo Bufi Landi Aldo Bufi Landi (7 April 1923 – 2 February 2016) was an Italian film actor. He appeared in more than 100 films between 1947 and 2013. Selected filmography * '' Malaspina'' (1947) * '' Madunnella'' (1948) * '' Assunta Spina'' (1948) * ''L ...

as Vigeois

Cameo/Uncredited

* Giuseppe Abbrescia as Chester *

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as Indian Wife * Massimo Righi as Lord of the Royal Court * Anna Santarsiero as Indian Wife *

Gianni Solaro Gianni Solaro (born Gianni Lorenzon, 11 August 1926 – 12 August 2006) was an Italian film and television actor. Life and career Born in Rome, Solaro was a character actor in the Italian film industry for about twenty years, between the late 19 ...

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

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, but some scenes were filmed at the

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. While filming,

was dating

Anita Ekberg Kerstin Anita Marianne Ekberg (; 29 September 193111 January 2015) was a Swedish actress active in American and European films, known for her beauty and stunning figure. She became prominent in her iconic role as Sylvia in the Federico Fellini ...

at the time.

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. It had admissions of 534,906 in France.French box office for 1963
at Box Office Story

Biography

References

External links

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