Film

Mary, Queen of Scots

1971 · 2h 8m · Drama · History

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

IMDb

7.1

Rotten Tomatoes

67%

Metacritic

53

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.

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

Frances White

Mary Fleming

Bruce Purchase

Morton

Brian Coburn

Huntly

Vernon Dobtcheff

Duc De Guise

• Charles JarrottDirector
• John HaleScreenplay
• Hal B. WallisProducer
• Christopher ChallisDirector of Photography
• John BarryOriginal Music Composer
• Richard MardenEditor
• Sally NichollCasting

MARY QUEEN OF SCOTS (1971) Trailer

Release date

December 22, 1971

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

2h 8m

Rated

12

Genres

Drama, History

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