DramaHistory

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.

Release Date : 1971-12-22

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Universal PicturesHal Wallis Productions

Production Country : United Kingdom

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Cast

Character Name : Mary, Queen of Scots

Original Name : Vanessa Redgrave

Gender : Female

Character Name : Queen Elizabeth

Original Name : Glenda Jackson

Gender : Female

Character Name : James Stuart

Original Name : Patrick McGoohan

Gender : Male

Character Name : Henry, Lord Darnley

Original Name : Timothy Dalton

Gender : Male

Character Name : Lord Bothwell

Original Name : Nigel Davenport

Gender : Male

Character Name : William Cecil

Original Name : Trevor Howard

Gender : Male

Character Name : Robert Dudley

Original Name : Daniel Massey

Gender : Male

Character Name : David Riccio

Original Name : Ian Holm

Gender : Male

Character Name : Ruthven

Original Name : Andrew Keir

Gender : Male

Character Name : Father Ballard

Original Name : Tom Fleming

Gender : Male

Character Name : Catherine De Medici

Original Name : Katherine Kath

Gender : Female

Character Name : Mary Seton

Original Name : Beth Harris

Gender : Female

Character Name : Mary Fleming

Original Name : Frances White

Gender : Female

Character Name : Morton

Original Name : Bruce Purchase

Gender : Male

Character Name : Huntly

Original Name : Brian Coburn

Gender : Male

Character Name : Duc De Guise

Original Name : Vernon Dobtcheff

Gender : Male

Character Name : Cardinal De Guise

Original Name : Raf De La Torre

Gender : Male

Character Name : Walsingham

Original Name : Richard Warner

Gender : Male

Character Name : Lady Bothwell

Original Name : Maria Aitken

Gender : Female

Character Name : Andrew

Original Name : Jeremy Bulloch

Gender : Male

Character Name : Francis, King of France

Original Name : Richard Denning

Gender : Male

Character Name : John Knox

Original Name : Robert James

Gender : Male

Reviews

CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2023-05-29

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, her 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.