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22/12/1971 Drama, History 2h 8m
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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.

  1. Charles Jarrott

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Vanessa Redgrave

    Mary, Queen of Scots

  2. Glenda Jackson

    Queen Elizabeth

  3. Patrick McGoohan

    James Stuart

  4. Timothy Dalton

    Henry, Lord Darnley

  5. Nigel Davenport

    Lord Bothwell

  6. Trevor Howard

    William Cecil

  7. Daniel Massey

    Robert Dudley

  8. Ian Holm

    David Riccio

  9. Andrew Keir

    Ruthven

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf
Written by CinemaSerf on 2023-05-29
This is a superb portrayal of the troubled late 16th century Scottish Queen from Vanessa Redgrave. Forced to return to an unwelcoming Scotland following the death of her French husband, Catholic Mary arrives to barely disguised hostility from her largely Protestant subjects. Added to her problems, her cousin Elizabeth (Glenda Jackson) is making things difficult for her from south of their border. The story is well known, but the two ladies' performances demonstrate both the flaws and the strengths of each, well. Trevor Howard is great as the manipulative Burghley; as are Timothy Dalton as Mary...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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