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Mary, Queen of Scots

  • 1971
  • 2h 8m
  • Drama, History
  • 6.7

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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Storyline

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 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 Riccio
Andrew KeirRuthven
Tom FlemingFather Ballard
Katherine KathCatherine De Medici
Beth HarrisMary Seton
Frances WhiteMary Fleming
Bruce PurchaseMorton
Brian CoburnHuntly
Vernon DobtcheffDuc De Guise

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