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Mary, Queen of Scots
MARY, QUEEN OF SCOTS, who ruled with the heart of a woman.
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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Synopsis
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
Vanessa RedgraveMary, Queen of Scots
Glenda JacksonQueen Elizabeth
Patrick McGoohanJames Stuart
Timothy DaltonHenry, Lord Darnley
Nigel DavenportLord Bothwell
Trevor HowardWilliam Cecil
Daniel MasseyRobert Dudley
Ian HolmDavid RiccioCredits
- Directed by
- Charles Jarrott
- Written by
- John Hale
Production details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
Production
Universal PicturesUnited States- Hal Wallis ProductionsUnited States
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