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• Documentary
• Drama

• 1971
• Charles Jarrott
• 125 mins
• PG

Summary

Historical drama starring Vanessa Redgrave and Glenda Jackson. Mary Stuart returns to Scotland from France to accept the title of Queen, but her arrival is met with hostility from Protestant nobles. Meanwhile Mary's scheming cousin, Queen Elizabeth of England, and her equally devious half-brother, James, have desires on the crown themselves.

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A star rating of 4 out of 5.

Sue Heal

The great Tudor power play is laid out here like a richly embroidered carpet, with Glenda Jackson reprising the role she played in the BBC series Elizabeth R and Vanessa Redgrave cast as her deeply principled cousin Mary Stuart. In short, two of Britain's finest actors shine in tailor-made roles. There are a few liberties taken with historical fact, but when has that ever been a problem? The lush score was composed by John Barry (earning one of the film's five Oscar nominations) and among the fine supporting cast are Ian Holm, Nigel Davenport and Trevor Howard. Wonderful stuff.

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Cast

rolenameMary, Queen of ScotsVanessa RedgraveQueen Elizabeth IGlenda JacksonJames StuartPatrick McGoohanHenry, Lord DarnleyTimothy DaltonLord BothwellNigel DavenportWilliam CecilTrevor HowardDavid RiccioIan HolmRobert Dudley, Earl of LeicesterDaniel MasseyBallardTom FlemingAndrewJeremy BullochMary SetonBeth HarrisMary FlemingFrances WhiteLady BothwellMaria AitkenRuthvenAndrew Keir

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rolenameDirectorCharles Jarrott

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Theatrical distributor

Universal Pictures

Released on

1972-03-28

Languages

English

Guidance

some violence

Available on

DVD

Formats

Colour

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