United Kingdom / Dec 28, 1980
Drake's Venture (1980)
Directed by Lawrence Gordon Clark
1h 41minruntime
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5.0/10
Plot
Sir Francis Drake circumnavigates the world in search of adventure and treasure.
Main cast
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| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| 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 |
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Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Drake's Venture |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Production countries | United Kingdom |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Westward Television |
| Release date | 28 dicembre 1980 |
| Executive producer | Terry Heet |
| Production | Lawrence Gordon Clark |
| Writer | John Nelson-Burton |
| Casting | Carolyn Bartlett |
| Editing | David Taylor, Nicolette Bolgar |
| Cinematography | Ian Barnes |
| Assistant directors | Terry Vincent-Curtis, Lawrence Gordon Clark, Diana Dill |
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| Lighting | Ted Kenworthy, Eric MacKenzie |
| Camera operators | Ian Barnes |
| Additional photography | Ian Barnes |
| Production design | Jane Martin, Pip Richards, Terry Tague, Terry Smith |
| Art direction | Pip Richards, Terry Tague, Terry Smith, Jane Martin |
| Set decoration | Pip Richards, Terry Tague, Terry Smith, Jane Martin |
| Music | Stephen Joliffe, Donald Candlin, Tony Anscombe, Laurie Peake, Bill Boalch |
| Sound | Stephen Joliffe, Donald Candlin, Tony Anscombe, Laurie Peake, Bill Boalch |
| Costume design | Sandie Harries, Michael Baldwin, Aideen Morgan, Frankie Harding, Jean Norman, Ruth Kahn |
| Makeup | Sandie Harries, Aideen Morgan, Frankie Harding, Jean Norman, Ruth Kahn, Michael Baldwin |
| Hairstyling | Sandie Harries, Aideen Morgan, Frankie Harding, Jean Norman, Ruth Kahn, Michael Baldwin |
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