B. Simmons Review of Queen of the Seas

Queen of the Seas (1961)

Here is a film you're not likely to find in your local video store-- an action-packed pirate film directed by Umberto Lenzi!

[14 January 2001]

This is the story of a female corsair, Mary Read, who takes over a ship of pirates and wreaks havoc on the high seas. Later, she squares off against an old nemesis. This is a very colorful, adventurous film, which looks as if it were inspired by the films of Raoul Walsh (in fact, the director, Umberto Lenzi, is known to be a big Raoul Walsh fan). It's too bad that they don't make films like this anymore.