Drake's Venture (1980)
1h 41m
Running Time
December 28, 1980Release Date
Drake's Venture (1980)
1h 41m
Running Time
December 28, 1980Release Date
Network & Production Companies
Plot.
Sir Francis Drake circumnavigates the world in search of adventure and treasure.
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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 only been aired twice: once in the UK on 28 December 1980, and once in the US, on Masterpiece Theatre, 27 March 1983.