Mary, Queen of Scots [1971] Vanessa Redgrave Glenda Jackson

Mary, Queen of Scots (1971)


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Mary, Queen of Scots (1972) is a Universal Pictures biographical feature film based on the life of Queen Mary I of Scotland. The film stars Vanessa Redgrave as the titular character and Glenda Jackson as Elizabeth I. The screenplay was written by John Hale and the film directed by Charles Jarrott. 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, in particular two fictitious face-to-face encounters between the two Queens (who never met in real life). The film received a less than enthusiastic review from the New York Times, but was nominated for several awards.


Vanessa Redgrave ... Mary, Queen of Scots
Glenda Jackson ... Queen Elizabeth
Patrick McGoohan ... James Stuart
Timothy Dalton ... Henry - Lord Darnley
Nigel Davenport ... Lord Bothwell
Trevor Howard ... William Cecil
Daniel Massey ... Robert Dudley
Ian Holm ... David Riccio
Andrew Keir ... Ruthven
Tom Fleming ... Father Ballard
Katherine Kath ... Catherine De Medici
Beth Harris ... Mary Seton
Frances White ... Mary Fleming
Bruce Purchase ... Morton
Brian Coburn ... Huntly

The film was shot in Scotland, England, and France (Château de Chenonceau). The song in the opening sequence, "Vivre et Mourir," is sung by Redgrave. The lyrics are taken from a sonnet written by Mary, Queen of Scots herself.

Academy Awards, USA
1972 Nominated Oscar Best Actress in a Leading Role Vanessa Redgrave
1972 Nominated Oscar Best Art Direction-Set Decoration Terence Marsh Robert Cartwright Peter Howitt
1972 Nominated Oscar Best Costume Design Margaret Furse
1972 Nominated Oscar Best Music, Original Dramatic Score John Barry
1972 Nominated Oscar Best Sound Bob Jones John Aldred

David di Donatello Awards
1972 Won Special David Glenda Jackson
1972 Won Special David Vanessa Redgrave

Evening Standard British Film Awards
1974 Won Evening Standard British Film Award Best Actress Glenda Jackson

Golden Globes, USA
1972 Nominated Golden Globe Best Motion Picture - Drama
1972 Nominated Golden Globe Best Motion Picture Actress - Drama Glenda Jackson
1972 Nominated Golden Globe Best Motion Picture Actress - Drama Vanessa Redgrave
1972 Nominated Golden Globe Best Original Score John Barry
1972 Nominated Golden Globe Best Screenplay John Hale