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 been aired in the UK on 28 December 1980 by Westward Television, and on 19 October 2024 by Rewind TV, and once in the US on Masterpiece Theatre on 27 March 1983.
Drake's Venture (1980)
Directed by Lawrence Gordon Clark
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Sir Francis Drake, Thomas Doughty, United Kingdom
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Drake's Venture
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