The Queen of the Pirates
Directed by	Mario Costa
Screenplay by	John Byrne Nino Stresa[1]
Story by	Kurt Nachmann Rolf Olsen[1]
Produced by	Otavio Poggi[1]
Starring	Gianna Maria Canale
Cinematography	Raffaele Masciocchi[1]
Edited by	Renato Cinquini[1]
Music by	Carlo Rustichelli[1]
Production company	MAX Film[1]
Distributed by	Euro International Films
Release date	26 August 1960 (1960-08-26) (Italy)
Running time	80 minutes[1]
Country	Italy[1]

Queen of the Pirates (Italian: La Venere dei pirati) is a 1960 Italian film directed by Mario Costa.^{[2][page needed]}

It was followed by Tiger of the Seven Seas.

Plot

Cast

• Gianna Maria Canale: Sandra
• Massimo Serato: Cesare Count of Santa Croce
• Scilla Gabel: Isabella
• Livio Lorenzon: Olandese, Pirate Chief
• Moira Orfei: Jana
• Paul Muller: Duke Zulian
• José Jaspe: Captain Mirko
• Giustino Durano: Battista

Production

The film was partially shot at Monte Argentario, Grosseto in Tuscany, Italy.^[1]

Release

The Queen of the Pirates was released in Italy on 26 August 1960.^[1] It was released in the United States on July 26, 1961, by Columbia Pictures.^[1]