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MARY, QUEEN OF SCOTS, who ruled with the heart of a woman. - Mary, Queen of Scots
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Title: Mary, Queen of Scots

Release Date: 22 Dec 1971

Runtime: 2h 8m

Genre: Drama, History

Director: Universal Pictures, Hal Wallis Productions

Production Companies: Universal Pictures, Hal Wallis Productions

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.

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Ratings

Average Vote: 6.7 (55 votes)

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
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