Mary, Queen of Scots

Mary, Queen of Scots

Mary, Queen of Scots is a 1971 Universal Pictures biographical film based on the life of Mary, Queen of Scots. Leading an all-star cast are Vanessa Redgrave as the titular character and Glenda Jackson as Elizabeth I. In the same year, Jackson played the part of Elizabeth in the TV drama Elizabeth R. The screenplay was written by John Hale and the film directed by Charles Jarrott. Like the play by Friedrich Schiller and the opera by Gaetano Donizetti, it takes considerable liberties with history in order to achieve increased dramatic effect, in particular two fictitious face-to-face encounters...
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Release date:1971
Directed by:Charles Jarrott
Rated:PG-13 (USA)
Runtime:128 Minutes
Producer:Hal B. Wallis
Music by:John Barry
Cinematography:Christopher Challis
Screenplay by:John Hale
Genre:Biography

Cast of Mary, Queen of Scots

Vanessa Redgrave
Vanessa Redgrave
Mary, Queen of Scots
Born:January 30, 1937
Age:75
Ian Holm
Ian Holm
Born:September 12, 1931
Age:80
Trevor Howard
Trevor Howard
Born:Sept. 29, 1913
Died:Jan. 7, 1988
Timothy Dalton
Timothy Dalton
Born:March 21, 1946
Age:66
Vernon Dobtcheff
Vernon Dobtcheff
Born:August 14, 1934
Age:77
Glenda Jackson
Glenda Jackson
Queen Elizabeth I
Born:May 9, 1936
Age:75

Honors and Awards

YearAward Nomination
1971 Academy Award for Actress in a Leading Role, Vanessa Redgrave
1972 Golden Globe Award for Best Actress - Drama Film, Vanessa Redgrave
1972 Golden Globe Award for Best Drama Film, Hal B. Wallis
1972 Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score, John Barry
1972 Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay - Motion Picture, John Hale
1971 Academy Award for Best Art Direction, Robert Cartwright
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Film director of Mary, Queen of Scots

Charles Jarrott
Charles Jarrott
Born: June 16, 1927
Died: March 4, 2011

Charles Jarrott was a British film and television director. He was best known for costume dramas he directed for producer Hal B. Wallis, among them Anne of the Thousand Days, which earned him a Golden Globe for Best Director in 1970. Although Anne was nominated for several awards, critic Pauline...
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