Seven Seas to Calais (in Italy Il dominatore dei sette mari) is a 1962 Italian adventure film in Eastmancolor and CinemaScope, produced by Paolo Moffa, directed by Rudolph Maté (his final film) and Primo Zeglio, that stars Rod Taylor, Keith Michell, and Edy Vessel.

Francis Drake (Rod Taylor) is one of the leading naval commanders under Queen Elizabeth I of England (Irene Worth).

Elizabeth publicly denounces him as a pirate, but secretly supplies him support and protection.

He refuses to countenance a plot by his advisers to assassinate Elizabeth and place Mary Stuart (Esmeralda Ruspoli) on the throne, removing Drake’s support and leaving him vulnerable.

Drake, freshly knighted for his secret services to the Crown, foils the plot but is unable stop Elizabeth from having Mary executed for her alleged involvement in the attempted coup.