Maureen O'Hara
Lady Godiva
George Nader
Lord Leofric
Victor McLaglen
Grimald
Rex Reason
Harold
Torin Thatcher
Lord Godwin
Eduard Franz
King Edward
Leslie Bradley
Count Eustace
Arthur Shields
Innkeeper
Robert Warwick
Humbert
Arthur Gould-Porter
Thorold
Grant Withers
Pendar
Anthony Eustrel
Prior
Kathryn Givney
Abbess
Sim Iness
Oswin
Thayer Roberts
William, Duke of Normandy
Clint Eastwood
First Saxon
Chuck Roberson
Soldier
Olive Sturgess
GirlReleased
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- #lady godiva
- #saxons
- #11th century
Reviews
This is my kind of movie - a good old historical drama set in 11th Century England. Sadly, though, the whole thing is just too episodic and disjointed for the story to ever really flow. It sets out do depict the tale of the eponymous lady (Maureen O'Hara) who rode naked through the streets of Coventry (draped in "Rapunzel"-esque locks that appear nowhere else on her head in the film!) to draw the
It feels rushed, but I kinda do like <em>'Lady Godiva of Coventry'</em>. The film, in my opinion, is at its best with Maureen O'Hara and George Nader alongside the trio of would-be prisoners, spearheaded by Victor McLaglen. The stuff with that quintet was really enjoyable to me; the main story isn't even to do with them. The plot of this 1955 involves the characters of O'Hara and Nader, but