The film is a historical drama set during the reign of Elizabeth I (Flora Robson), focusing on the English defeat of the Spanish Armada, whence the title. In 1588, relations between Spain and England are at the breaking point. With the support of Queen Elizabeth I, British sea raiders such as Sir Francis Drake regularly capture Spanish merchantmen bringing gold from the New World.
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Flora Robson as Queen Elizabeth I of England
Raymond Massey as King Philip II of Spain
Leslie Banks as The Earl of Leicester
Laurence Olivier as Michael Ingolby
Vivien Leigh as Cynthia
Morton Selten as Lord Burleigh
Tamara Desni as Elena
Lyn Harding as Sir Richard Ingolby
George Thirlwell as Mr. Lawrence Gregory
Henry Oscar as Spanish Ambassador
Robert Rendel as Don Miguel
Robert Newton as Don Pedro
Donald Calthrop as Don Escobal
Charles Carson as Adm. Valdez
James Mason as Hillary Vane
Howard Douglas as Lord Amberley
Cecil Mainwaring as Lord Illingworth
Francis de Wolff as Sir James Tarleton
Graham Cheswright as Mr. Joseph Maddison
A. Corney Grain as Hatton
Laurence Hanray as French Ambassador
Roy Russell as Sir Humphrey Cooper
Evelyn Ankers as Lady-in-Waiting
Norma Varden as Elena's Governess (uncredited)
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