Drake's Venture (1980)
1h 41m
Running Time
December 28, 1980Release Date
Drake's Venture (1980)
1h 41m
Running Time
December 28, 1980Release Date
Plot.
Sir Francis Drake circumnavigates the world in search of adventure and treasure.
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Cast & Crew.
John Thaw
Francis Drake
Charlotte Cornwell
Elizabeth I
Paul Darrow
Thomas Doughty
Terence Budd
John Drake
David Ryall
Sir Francis Wisingham
Paul Alexander
Ned Bright
Peter Cellier
Sir Christopher Hatton
Michael Turner
Lord Burghley
Michael Stroud
Admiral Winter
Esmond Knight
John Dee
Alan Downer
Nuno DelSilva
Roger Adamson
Fletcher, the Chaplain
Michael Irving
Vicary
Colin Matthews
English Gentleman
Lawrence Gordon Clark
Director / Producer
John Nelson-Burton
Writer
Stephen Joliffe
Original Music Composer
Ian Barnes
Assistant Camera
Nicolette Bolgar
Assistant Editor
Sandie Harries
Costume Supervisor
Aideen Morgan
Wardrobe Assistant
Frankie Harding
Costumer
Jean Norman
Makeup Supervisor
Ruth Kahn
Assistant Makeup Artist
Carolyn Bartlett
Casting Director
Pip Richards
Assistant Production Design
Terry Tague
Property Master
Terry Smith
Construction Manager
Maggie Smith
Production Secretary
Tristan Hazell
Production Runner
Ted Kenworthy
Electrician
Eric MacKenzie
Electrician
Donald Candlin
Sound Editor
Tony Anscombe
Sound Mixer
Laurie Peake
Sound Recordist
Bill Boalch
Sound Recordist
Diana Dill
Continuity
Terry Vincent-Curtis
Assistant Director
Michael Baldwin
Costume Designer
Neil Vine-Miller
Production Supervisor
Ben Bennetts
Production Manager
David Taylor
Editor
Jane Martin
Production Design
Terry Heet
Executive Producer
Details.
Wiki.
Drake's Venture is a 1980 film depiction of Francis Drake's voyage of circumnavigation. Produced by Westward Television to commemorate the 400th anniversary of the event, it nevertheless focuses on the voyage's most controversial aspect, the execution of the gentleman Thomas Doughty for mutiny. The film has been aired in the UK on 28 December 1980 by Westward Television, and on 19 October 2024 by Rewind TV, and once in the US on Masterpiece Theatre on 27 March 1983.
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