Mary, Queen of Scots
MARY, QUEEN OF SCOTS, who ruled with the heart of a woman.
1971 | 128m | English
Popularity: 2 (history)
| Director: | Charles Jarrott |
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| Writer: | John Hale |
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| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Dec 22, 1971 |
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| Director: | Charles Jarrott |
| Writer: | John Hale |
| Genres: | Drama, History |
| Keywords | scotland, queen, queen elizabeth i, tudor, execution, catholic, 16th century |
| Production Companies | Universal Pictures, Hal Wallis Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 01, 2025 Entered: Apr 14, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Raf De La Torre | Cardinal De Guise |
| Richard Warner | Walsingham |
| Maria Aitken | Lady Bothwell |
| Jeremy Bulloch | Andrew |
| Richard Denning | Francis, King of France |
| Robert James | John Knox |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Charles Jarrott | Director |
| John Barry | Original Music Composer |
| Vic Armstrong | Stunt Double |
| John Hale | Screenplay |
| James H. Ware | Production Supervisor |
| Christopher Challis | Director of Photography |
| Freddie Cooper | Camera Operator |
| Mary Skeaping | Choreographer |
| Valerie Booth | Continuity |
| Paul Wilson | Camera Operator |
| Sally Nicholl | Casting |
| Inez Easton | Location Manager |
| Margaret Furse | Costume Design |
| Ivy Baker | Costume Supervisor |
| Pamela Cornell | Set Decoration |
| John Aldred | Sound Mixer |
| William Gray | Other |
| Don Sharpe | Sound Editor |
| Bob Jones | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Robert Cartwright | Art Direction |
| Richard Marden | Editor |
| Mary Kessel | Assistant Editor |
| John Feehan | Property Master |
| Joan Carpenter | Hairstylist |
| Simon Relph | Assistant Director |
| George Frost | Makeup Artist |
| Peter Howitt | Set Decoration |
| Terence Marsh | Production Design |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Hal B. Wallis | Producer |
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Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 6 |
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This is a superb portrayal of the troubled late 16th century Scottish Queen from Vanessa Redgrave. Forced to return to an unwelcoming Scotland following the death of her French husband, Catholic Mary arrives to barely disguised hostility from her largely Protestant subjects. Added to her problems, h ... er cousin Elizabeth (Glenda Jackson) is making things difficult for her from south of their border. The story is well known, but the two ladies' performances demonstrate both the flaws and the strengths of each, well. Trevor Howard is great as the manipulative Burghley; as are Timothy Dalton as Mary's dissolute husband Henry Darnley; Ian Holm as the seedy David Rizzio; Nigel Davenport as Bothwell and Patrick McGoohan as her ambitious, plotting, half-brother. The attention to the detail of the time - locations, costumes and a lovely John Barry score all add to the quality of this - broadly - authentic historical drama.