Mary, Queen of Scots (film)

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Mary, Queen of Scots is a 1971 biographical film which tells the story of the life of Queen Mary I of Scotland. It stars 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 Dobtscheff 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 spymaster Francis Walsingham; Bruce Purchase as the Earl of Morton; and Brian Coburn as the Earl of Huntly.

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.