Queen of the Seas

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

For other uses, see Queen of the Sea.

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.

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 (1961-12-01) (Italy)
Running time	87 minutes[1]
Countries	Italy France[1]

Plot

Cast

• 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

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

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]