Mary, Queen of Scots

Dec 22, 1971

2h 8m

★ 6.7

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

Overview

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.

Genres

Drama

History

Production Companies

Universal Pictures

Hal Wallis Productions

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Cast

Mary, Queen of Scots

Vanessa Redgrave

Queen Elizabeth

Glenda Jackson

James Stuart

Patrick McGoohan

Henry, Lord Darnley

Timothy Dalton

Lord Bothwell

Nigel Davenport

William Cecil

Trevor Howard

Robert Dudley

Daniel Massey

David Riccio

Ian Holm

Ruthven

Andrew Keir

Father Ballard

Tom Fleming

Catherine De Medici

Katherine Kath

Mary Seton

Beth Harris

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