Mary, Queen of Scots (film)

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Mary, Queen of Scots
Promotional movie poster for the film
Directed by	Charles Jarrott
Written by	John Hale
Starring	Vanessa Redgrave
Distributed by	Universal Pictures
Release date(s)	2 February 1972
Country	USA
Language	English
IMDb profile

Mary, Queen of Scots is a 1972 film based on the life of Queen Mary I of Scotland. Like the play on the same subject by Friedrich Schiller and the opera on the same subject by Gaetano Donizetti, it takes considerable liberties with history in order to achieve increased dramatic effect.

The movie was written by John Hale and directed by Charles Jarrott.

It was nominated for Academy Awards for Best Actress in a Leading Role (Vanessa Redgrave), Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Best Costume Design, Best Music, Original Dramatic Score and Best Sound.

[edit] Cast

Vanessa Redgrave as Mary
Glenda Jackson as Queen Elizabeth I of England
Patrick McGoohan as Mary's brother James Stewart, 1st Earl of Moray
Timothy Dalton as Mary's second husband Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley
Nigel Davenport as Mary's third husband, James Hepburn, 4th Earl of Bothwell
Trevor Howard as Elizabeth's advisor Sir William Cecil
Daniel Massey as Elizabeth's lover, Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester
Ian Holm as Mary's advisor, David Rizzio
Robert James as Scottish religious reformer John Knox
Richard Denning as Mary's first husband, King Francis of France
Katherine Kath as Mary's first mother-in-law, Catherine de' Medici
Vernon Dobtcheff as Mary's uncle, the Duke of Guise
Raf De La Torre as her other uncle, the Cardinal of Lorraine
Richard Warner as Elizabeth's spy master Francis Walsingham
Bruce Purchase as the Earl of Morton
and Brian Coburn as the Earl of Huntly.

[edit] 2007 Remake

It was announced in May 2007 that this film is to be remade staring Scarlett Johansson in the title role, directed by John Curran, and due for release in 2008, titled Mary Queen of Scots. (Mary Queen of Scots on IMDB)