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Mary, Queen of Scots (1971)
Directed by Charles Jarrott
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.
Length 128 minutes
Actors
Vanessa Redgrave | Glenda Jackson | Patrick McGoohan | Timothy Dalton | Nigel Davenport | Trevor Howard | Daniel Massey | Ian Holm | Andrew Keir | Tom Fleming | Katherine Kath | Beth Harris | Frances White | Bruce Purchase | Brian Coburn | Vernon Dobtcheff | Raf De La Torre | Richard Warner | Maria Aitken | Jeremy Bulloch | Richard Denning | Robert James