The Virgin Queen

1955 film by Henry Koster
Movie film Q2343239
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Summary

The Virgin Queen is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (485 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Director: Henry Koster[3]
  • Screenwriter: Harry Brown[4], Mindret Loeb Lord[5]
  • Composer: Franz Waxman[6]
  • Genre: biographical film[7], drama film[8]
  • Cast member: Bette Davis[9], Richard Todd[10], Joan Collins[11], Jay Robinson[12], Herbert Marshall[13], Dan O'Herlihy[14], Robert Douglas[15], Leslie Parrish[16], Romney Brent[17], Lisa Daniels[18], Rod Taylor[19], Nelson Leigh[20]
  • Producer: Charles Brackett[21]
  • Production company: 20th Century Studios[22]
  • Director of photography: Charles G. Clarke[23]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[24]
  • Commons category: The Virgin Queen (1955 film)[25]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[26]
  • Color: color[27]
  • Country of origin: United States[28]
  • Publication date: January 1, 1955[29]
  • Characters: Elizabeth I of England[30], Walter Raleigh[31], Elizabeth Raleigh[32], Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester[33], Christopher Hatton[34]
  • Distributed by: 20th Century Studios[35], Netflix[36]
  • Narrative location: England[37]
  • Film editor: Robert L. Simpson[38]
  • Nominated for: Academy Award for Best Costume Design, Color[39]
  • Title: The Virgin Queen[40]
  • Duration: 92 minutes[41]
  • Costume designer: Mary Wills[42]
  • Production designer: Leland Fuller[43]
  • CNC film rating (France): no age restriction[44]

Why It Matters

The Virgin Queen has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[45] It is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[46]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  6. [8] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  33. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  38. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  39. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  40. [42] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  41. [43] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  42. [44] ↑ . cnc.fr. Retrieved . cnc.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [45] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [46] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 5d ago · Quesotiotyo · 2026-10-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['commons', 'cy', 'de', 'el', 'en', 'es', 'fa', 'fr', 'it', 'ja', 'pl', 'pt', 's
    Ampas collections film id → W082277
    Claims rich → —
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  2. 8w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id → 166643
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Filmová databáze film id: 166643, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269266|batch #269266]]"
  3. 16w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Production designer → Leland Fuller
    Publication date → +1955-01-01T00:00:00Z
    Screenwriter → Harry Brown, Mindret Loeb Lord
    Duration → {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+92'}
    + 26 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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