Mary, Queen of Scots (1971)
2h 8m
Running Time
December 22, 1971Release Date
Mary, Queen of Scots (1971)
2h 8m
Running Time
December 22, 1971Release Date
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Plot.
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.
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Cast & Crew.
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
Charles Jarrott
Director
Frances White
Mary Fleming
John Hale
Writer
Hal B. Wallis
Producer
Bruce Purchase
Morton
John Barry
Composer
Brian Coburn
Huntly
Vernon Dobtcheff
Duc De Guise
Christopher Challis
Cinematographer
Raf De La Torre
Cardinal De Guise
Richard Marden
Editor
Richard Warner
Walsingham
Sally Nicholl
CastingDirector
Maria Aitken
Lady Bothwell
Terence Marsh
ProductionDesigner
Jeremy Bulloch
Andrew
Richard Denning
Francis, King of France
Robert James
John Knox
Sally Nicholl
Casting
Bob Jones
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Vic Armstrong
Stunt Double
George Frost
Makeup Artist
Don Sharpe
Sound Editor
Freddie Cooper
Camera Operator
Robert Cartwright
Art Direction
James H. Ware
Production Supervisor
Margaret Furse
Costume Design
Simon Relph
Assistant Director
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Wiki.
Mary, Queen of Scots is a 1971 biographical film based on the life of Mary Stuart, Queen of Scotland, written by John Hale and directed by Charles Jarrott. The cast was led by Vanessa Redgrave as the title character and Glenda Jackson as Elizabeth I. Jackson had previously played the part of Elizabeth in the BBC TV drama Elizabeth R, screened in February and March 1971, the first episode of which was also written by Hale.
The film received mixed reviews with criticism of the screenplay, running length and historical inaccuracies; however it received praise for the leading female performances, its production values, and musical score. At the 44th Academy Awards, the film received five nominations including Best Actress (for Redgrave).