Sir Walter Raleigh overcomes court intrigue to win favor with the Queen in order to get financing for a proposed voyage to the New World.
Richard Todd
as Sir Walter Raleigh
Bette Davis
as Queen Elizabeth I
Joan Collins
as Beth Throgmorton
Jay Robinson
as Chadwick
Herbert Marshall
as Lord Leicester
Dan O'Herlihy
as Lord Derry
Robert Douglas
as Sir Christopher Hatton
Romney Brent
as French Ambassador
Leslie Parrish
as Anne
Lisa Daniels
as Mary
Gertrude Astor
as Lady-in-Waiting - 2nd Group
Rod Taylor
as Cpl. Gwilym
