Movie
Mary, Queen of Scots
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.
Details
- Release date
- 1971-12-22
- Runtime
- 128 min
- Genres
- Drama, History
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Universal Pictures, Hal Wallis Productions
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Vanessa Redgrave as Mary, Queen of Scots
- Glenda Jackson as Queen Elizabeth
- Patrick McGoohan as James Stuart
- Timothy Dalton as Henry, Lord Darnley
- Nigel Davenport as Lord Bothwell
- Trevor Howard as William Cecil
- Daniel Massey as Robert Dudley
- Ian Holm as David Riccio
- Andrew Keir as Ruthven
- Tom Fleming as Father Ballard
- Katherine Kath as Catherine De Medici
- Beth Harris as Mary Seton
Crew
- Charles Jarrott - Director
- John Hale - Screenplay
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