Mary, Queen of Scots (1971)

6.7/10 • 128 min • Drama History

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.

Cast

Vanessa Redgrave

Mary, Queen of Scots

Glenda Jackson

Queen Elizabeth

Patrick McGoohan

Timothy Dalton

Henry, Lord Darnley

Nigel Davenport

Trevor Howard

Daniel Massey

Ian Holm

Andrew Keir

Katherine Kath

Catherine De Medici

Bruce Purchase

Brian Coburn

Vernon Dobtcheff

Raf De La Torre

Cardinal De Guise

Richard Warner

Maria Aitken

Jeremy Bulloch

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