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Overview

User Rating:
7.6/10   1,267 votes
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Director:
Charles Jarrott
Writer:
John Hale (original screenplay)
Contact:
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Release Date:
29 March 1972 (Sweden) more
Genre:
Drama | History more
Tagline:
They Used Every Passion In Their Incredible Duel! more
Plot:
Mary Stuart, who was named Queen of Scotland when she was only six days old, is the last Roman Catholic ruler of Scotland... more | add synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for 5 Oscars. Another 3 wins & 5 nominations more
User Comments:
Wonderfully atmospheric music and locations, excellent pacing, and especially wonderful performances by Redgrave, McGoohan, and the compellingly handsome Nigel Davenport. more

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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for some violence.
Runtime:
128 min
Country:
UK
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
2.20 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints) | Mono (35 mm prints)
Certification:
UK:A (original rating) | UK:PG | Australia:PG | Finland:K-16 | Sweden:15 | USA:GP (original rating) | USA:PG-13 (re-rating) (1998)

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Trivia:
Vanessa Redgrave had to learn the title song "Vivre et Mourir" phonetically because she could not speak French. more
Goofs:
Incorrectly regarded as goofs: In the film, Queen Elizabeth I of England travels to the north of England to meet Queen Mary of Scotland. In recorded history, this meeting never took place - the two queens never met in their lifetimes. However, it is stated in the film that the meeting is secret, and never mentioned even to Elizabeth's closest advisors. This explains how such a meeting could take place, but not be recorded historically. more
Quotes:
Mary, Queen of Scots: [Mary is blindfolded, she kneels and stretches out her arms] Into your hands, O lord, I place my spirit.
[the axe goes high up and comes down, there is a slicing sound. The shot changes to Elizabeth, distressed]
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Referenced in "Mystery Science Theater 3000: Prince of Space (#9.16)" (1997) more

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12 out of 15 people found the following comment useful:-
Wonderfully atmospheric music and locations, excellent pacing, and especially wonderful performances by Redgrave, McGoohan, and the compellingly handsome Nigel Davenport., 15 August 1999
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Author: Rogue-18 from Illinois, USA

A visually lush, beautifully-acted treatment of the compelling story of Mary Stuart, Queen of Scots--refreshingly, not slanted in favor of Mary's English opponents. Along with massive doses of romance, the film provides an interesting depiction of the long-distance tension between Mary and her Cousin, Elizabeth I of England, and the forces at work in the courts of continental Europe and of England and Scotland that made Mary's life hazardous from the moment she set foot on Scottish soil. This is above all a vivid portrait of the interrelationships of fascinating personalities--none more so than those of the Queen, played with riveting and unselfconscious elegance by Vanessa Redgrave, and her great love Lord Bothwell--in which role the gifted and compellingly attractive Nigel Davenport is perfectly cast.

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