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Tragic Hero Intrigue Politics Political Unrest Royal Family Dishonesty State Affairs Betrayal more...
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Drama Historical Period
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Mary, Queen of Scots, 1971

Starring: Vanessa Redgrave, Glenda Jackson

Directed by: Charles Jarrott

Written by: John Hale

Language: English

Country: UK

Runtime: 128 min

MPAA Rating:

Rating:7.4

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Mary, Queen of Scots can be described as stylized and captivating. The plot revolves around a royal family, a tragic hero, and intrigues. The main genres are drama, period, and historical. In approach, Mary, Queen of Scots is serious and realistic. It is set, at least in part, at a royal court. It is located in Scotland and England. Mary, Queen of Scots takes place in the 16th century.

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Political intrigue, strong women, weak men, and countless conspiracies fuel this beautifully staged--though not completely accurate--historical drama about the life of "Fiery" Mary Stuart, Queen of Scots (Vanessa Redgrave). In the wake of the Protestant Reformation, Mary Stuart becomes enmeshed in a labyrinthine power struggle to determine the fate of the British throne. Heads roll and dynasties crumble when Mary, her unctuous husband Lord Darnley (Timothy Dalton), her jealous half-brother James Stuart (McGoohan), Scotland's rebellious nobility, the Church of England, the Pope, and England's "Virgin Queen" Elizabeth I (Glenda Jackson) all vie for control of the crown.

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Language:	English
Country:	UK
Release date:	22 December 1971
Runtime:	128 min

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Vanessa Redgrave

as Mary, Queen of Scots

Glenda Jackson

as Queen Elizabeth I

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10.January.2011
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by: Netflowers
Netflowers rated this movie0/10

CONTAINS SPOILERS... Mary I (popularly known in the English-speaking world as Mary, Queen of Scots and, in France, as Marie Stuart) (8 December 1542 Â– 8 February 1587) was Queen of Scots from 14 December 1542 to 24 July 1567. She was the only surviving legitimate child of King James V. She was six days old when her father died and made her Queen of Scots. Her mother, Mary of Guise, assumed regency and her daughter was crowned nine months later. In 1558, she married Francis, Dauphin of France, who ascended the French throne as Francis II in 1559. However, Mary was not Queen of France for long; she was widowed on 5 December 1560.After her husband's death, Mary returned to Scotland, arriving in Leith on 19 August 1561. Four years later, Mary remarried, choosing her first cousin, Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley, as her second husband. Their union turned unhappy and in February 1567, Darnley was found dead in the garden at Kirk o'Field, after a huge explosion had taken place in the house. She soon married James Hepburn, 4th Earl of Bothwell, who was generally believed to be Darnley's murderer. Following an uprising against the couple, Mary was imprisoned in Loch Leven Castle on 15 June and forced to abdicate the throne in favour of her one-year-old son, James VI. After an unsuccessful attempt to regain the throne, Mary fled to England seeking protection from her father's first cousin, Queen Elizabeth I, whose kingdom she hoped to inherit. Elizabeth, however, ordered her arrest, because of the threat presented by Mary, who was considered the rightful ruler of England by many English Catholics. After a long period of custody in England, she was tried and executed for treason following her alleged involvement in three plots to assassinate Elizabeth and place herself on the English throne. This is the best Mary Queen of Scots movie that I know of, Vanessa Redgrave is at the top of her game in this movie. a 5 STAR MOVIE, without a doubt.

10.January.2011
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by: Netflowers

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