Lady Godiva of Coventry (1955)
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To say that Lady Godiva is historically inaccurate is a moot point, since most historians agree that the whole Lady Godiva story never happened. At any rate, Maureen O'Hara stars in the title role, as the rebellious Saxon wife of a Norman nobleman. To show her fidelity to her people, and to… More To say that Lady Godiva is historically inaccurate is a moot point, since most historians agree that the whole Lady Godiva story never happened. At any rate, Maureen O'Hara stars in the title role, as the rebellious Saxon wife of a Norman nobleman. To show her fidelity to her people, and to protest Norman taxation, Lady Godiva rides naked through the streets of Coventry. All the elements of the original middle-ages legend are in attendance, including the blinding of "Peeping Tom" (about the only effective moment in the whole film). Whatever audience titillation there might have been in the dreary climactic ride was dissipated by tons of studio publicity which insisted that Maureen O'Hara wasn't really naked under her long red tresses. Lady Godiva is interesting only for its supporting cast, including such veterans as Victor McLaglen and a few newcomers like Clint Eastwood. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Arthur Lubin
- Written By
- Oscar Brodney, Harry Ruskin
- Genres
- Drama
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Nov 2, 1955 Wide
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Cast
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Maureen O'Hara
as Lady Godiva
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George Nader
as Lord Leofric
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Victor McLaglen
as Grimald
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Rex Reason
as Harold
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Torin Thatcher
as Lord Godwin
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Eduard Franz
as King Edward the Confessor
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Leslie E. Bradley
as Count Eustace
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Henry Brandon
as Bejac
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Arthur Shields
as Innkeeper
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Robert Warwick
as Humbert
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Arthur E. Gould-Porter
as Thorold
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Grant Withers
as Pendar
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Anthony Eustrel
as Prior
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Kathryn Givney
as Abbess
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Thayer Roberts
as William
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Jack Grinnage
as Blacksmith's Son
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Alec Harford
as Tom the Tailor
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Philo McCullough
as Captain
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Rhodes Reason
as Sweyn
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Olive Sturgess
as Girl
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Maya Van Horn
as Frenchwoman
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Clint Eastwood
as 1st Saxon
