Sixty Glorious Years
Sixty Glorious Years is a 1938 British colour film directed by Herbert Wilcox.[1] The film is a sequel to the 1937 film Victoria the Great.[2]
| Sixty Glorious Years | |
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 A poster with the film's US title: Queen of Destiny | |
| Directed by | Herbert Wilcox |
| Produced by | Herbert Wilcox |
| Written by | Charles de Grandcourt (writer) Miles Malleson (writer) Sir Robert Vansittart (dialogue) Sir Robert Vansittart (scenario) |
| Starring | See below |
| Music by | Anthony Collins |
| Cinematography | Freddie Young, William V. Skall |
| Edited by | Jill Irving |
Production companies | |
| Distributed by | RKO Radio Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 95 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
The film is also known as Queen of Destiny in the US.[3]
Cast
- Anna Neagle as Queen Victoria
- Anton Walbrook as Prince Albert
- C. Aubrey Smith as Duke of Wellington
- Walter Rilla as Prince Ernst
- Charles Carson as Sir Robert Peel
- Felix Aylmer as Lord Palmerston
- Lewis Casson as Lord John Russell
- Pamela Standish as Victoria, Princess Royal
- Gordon McLeod as John Brown
- Henry Hallett as Joseph Chamberlain
- Wyndham Goldie as Arthur Balfour
- Malcolm Keen as William Ewart Gladstone
- Frederick Leister as H. H. Asquith
- Derrick De Marney as Benjamin Disraeli
- Joyce Bland as Florence Nightingale
- Frank Cellier as Lord Derby
- Harvey Braban as Lord Salisbury
- Aubrey Dexter as The Prince of Wales
- Stuart Robertson as Mr. Anson
- Olaf Olsen as Prince Fredrick
- Marie Wright as Maggie
- Laidman Browne as Gen. Gordon
- Greta Schröder as Baroness Lehzen
Critical reception
The Radio Times gave the film 3 out of five stars, calling it "old-fashioned, four-square, and very nice";[2] and TV Guide also gave the same rating, calling the film "an unnecessary, but worthwhile, sequel to the epic screen biography Victoria the Great (1937)... As was the case in Victoria the Great, Wilcox's production values are superlative, with the sets and costumes accurate reproductions of the actual items which are housed at the British Museum. The American public was so interested in both the Queen Victoria films that RKO and Wilcox formed a contract that ensured distribution of British films in the U.S. and an exchange of American and British talent for various productions. This led to husband and wife Wilcox and Neagle's next project, Nurse Edith Cavell (1939), which was produced in Hollywood."[4]