---
title: 'Mary, Queen of Scots (1971)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Charles Jarrott'
released: '1971-12-22'
runtime_minutes: 128
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'History'
countries:
  - 'United Kingdom'
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/mary-queen-of-scots-1971'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0067402/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Mary, Queen of Scots (1971)

1971 · 128 min · Drama, History · United Kingdom, United States


## Synopsis

Mary, Queen of Scots is a 1971 historical drama film based on the life of Mary Stuart, Queen of Scotland, written by John Hale and directed by Charles Jarrott. The cast was led by Vanessa Redgrave as the title character and Glenda Jackson as Elizabeth I. Jackson had previously played the part of Elizabeth in the BBC TV drama Elizabeth R, screened in February and March 1971, the first episode of which was also written by Hale.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Charles Jarrott](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-jarrott)
- **Screenplay:** [John Hale](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-hale)
- **Original Music Composer:** [John Barry](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-barry)
- **Producer:** [Hal B. Wallis](https://cinepixo.com/people/hal-b-wallis)
- **Director of Photography:** [Christopher Challis](https://cinepixo.com/people/christopher-challis)
- **Editor:** [Richard Marden](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-marden)

## Cast

- [Frances White](https://cinepixo.com/people/frances-white) as Mary Fleming
- [Trevor Howard](https://cinepixo.com/people/trevor-howard) as William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley
- [Richard Denning](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-denning) as Francis II of France
- [Ian Holm](https://cinepixo.com/people/ian-holm) as David Rizzio
- [Richard Warner](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-warner) as Francis Walsingham
- [Bruce Purchase](https://cinepixo.com/people/bruce-purchase) as James Douglas, 4th Earl of Morton
- [Robert Hardy](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-hardy)
- [Maria Aitken](https://cinepixo.com/people/maria-aitken) as Jean Gordon, Countess of Bothwell
- [Timothy Dalton](https://cinepixo.com/people/timothy-dalton) as Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley
- [Daniel Massey](https://cinepixo.com/people/daniel-massey) as Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester
- [Vernon Dobtcheff](https://cinepixo.com/people/vernon-dobtcheff) as Francis, Duke of Guise
- [Andrew Keir](https://cinepixo.com/people/andrew-keir) as Patrick Ruthven, 3rd Lord Ruthven
- [Patrick McGoohan](https://cinepixo.com/people/patrick-mcgoohan) as James Stewart, 1st Earl of Moray
- [Glenda Jackson](https://cinepixo.com/people/glenda-jackson) as Elizabeth I of England
- [Raf De La Torre](https://cinepixo.com/people/raf-de-la-torre) as Charles, Cardinal of Lorraine

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