Mary, Queen of Scots

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1972-03-29

Languages:

English

Countries:

UK

Runtime:

128 min

Rated:

PG-13

IMDB Ratings:

7.4 (2927 Reviews)

Director:

Charles Jarrott

Genres:

Biography Drama History

Cast:

Vanessa Redgrave Glenda Jackson Patrick McGoohan Timothy Dalton

Writer:

John Hale (original screenplay)

Fullplot:

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 he 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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