Plot
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 Redgrave
Mary, Queen of Scots
Glenda Jackson
Queen Elizabeth
Patrick McGoohan
James Stuart
Timothy Dalton
Henry, Lord Darnley
Nigel Davenport
Lord Bothwell
Trevor Howard
William Cecil
Daniel Massey
Robert Dudley
Ian Holm
David Riccio
Andrew Keir
Ruthven
Tom Fleming
Father Ballard
Katherine Kath
Catherine De Medici
Beth Harris
Mary Seton
Crew
John Hale
Screenplay
Charles Jarrott
Director
John Barry
Original Music Composer
Hal B. Wallis
Producer
Christopher Challis
Director of Photography
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