Imposing Canadian-born stage actor and playwright Matheson Lang was one of the twentieth century's greatest Shakespearean players and became Britain's foremost screen actor during the 1920s; in Drake of England one of his final films he takes the title role in Arthur Woods' portrayal of the life and times of the flamboyant piratical adventurer who founded Britain's sea fortunes. From clandestine romance at the court of Elizabeth I (played by Athene Seyler) to conquests in the newly discovered lands of South America and spectacular victory over the Armada Drake... of England (aka Drake the Pirate) offers a panoramic overview of Drake's life. One of very few surviving films directed in the 1930s by the prodigiously talented Woods it is presented here in a brand-new transfer from the original elements in its as-exhibited theatrical aspect ratio. Special Features: Image Gallery [show more]
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Arthur Woods directs this 1930s British drama starring Shakespearean actor Matheson Lang as legendary English sailor Francis Drake. Though Drake is considered a hero in England, in Spanish folklore he is thought of as a pirate and critics of the seafarer point to his association with slavery and massacres. The film looks at a number of aspects of Drake's life, from his romantic entanglements at the court of Queen Elizabeth (Athene Seyler) to his circumnavigation of the globe and victory over the Spanish Armada.
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