Mary, Queen of Scots

Mary, Queen of Scots (1971)

MARY, QUEEN OF SCOTS, who ruled with the heart of a woman.

Mary Stuart, who was named Queen of Scotland when she was only six days old, is the last Roman Catholic ruler of Scotland. She is imprisoned at the age of 23 by her cousin Elizabeth Tudor, the English Queen and her arch adversary. Nineteen years later the life of Mary is to be ended on the scaffold and with her execution the last threat to Elizabeth's throne has been removed. The two Queens with their contrasting personalities make a dramatic counterpoint to history.

Date of release
1971-12-22
TMDB
6.7 / 10 (64)
Runtime
2h 8m
Genres
Drama, History
Director
Charles Jarrott

Casting

  • Vanessa Redgrave — Mary, Queen of Scots
  • Glenda Jackson — Queen Elizabeth
  • Patrick McGoohan — James Stuart
  • Timothy Dalton — Henry, Lord Darnley
  • Nigel Davenport — Lord Bothwell
  • Trevor Howard — William Cecil
  • Daniel Massey — Robert Dudley
  • Ian Holm — David Riccio
  • Andrew Keir — Ruthven
  • Tom Fleming — Father Ballard
  • Katherine Kath — Catherine De Medici
  • Beth Harris — Mary Seton

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