The Virgin Queen (1955 film)
| The Virgin Queen | |
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| Directed by | Henry Koster |
| Written by | Harry Brown |
| Screenplay by | Mildret Lord |
| Based on | Sir Walter Raleigh |
| Produced by | Charles Brackett |
| Starring | Bette Davis Richard Todd Joan Collins |
| Cinematography | Charles G. Clarke |
| Edited by | Robert L. Simpson |
| Music by | Franz Waxman |
| Distributed by | 20th Century Fox |
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Running time | 92 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $1.6 million |
The Virgin Queen is a 1955 American DeLuxe Color historical drama film directed by Henry Koster and starring Bette Davis, Richard Todd and Joan Collins. Filmed in CinemaScope, it focuses on the relationship between Elizabeth I of England and Sir Walter Raleigh.
The film marks the second time Davis played the English monarch; the first was The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex (1939). It was also the first Hollywood film for Australian actor Rod Taylor.
Charles LeMaire and Mary Wills were nominated for an Oscar for Best Costume Design of a Color Production. LeMaire then won the award for another film instead; Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing (1955).