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The Queen of Navarre (1942)

The Queen of Navarre poster
Directed by
Carmine Gallone
Genre
drama film
Country
Italy
Runtime
1h 26m
Elsewhere
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How it feels

In 16th century Madrid, a queen navigates romantic and political schemes at the court of Charles V. The film follows her involvement in secret plots and mistaken identities.

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What happens

The Queen of Navarre (Italian: La regina di Navarra) is a 1942 Italian "white-telephones" historical film directed by Carmine Gallone and starring Elsa Merlini, Gino Cervi and Renato Cialente. It was made at the Cinecittà Studios in Rome, based on a play by Eugène Scribe. The film portrays a series of intrigues at the Madrid court of Charles V in the Sixteenth century. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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