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Movie · 1971

Mary, Queen of Scots

Released 22 December 1971 More from 1971 → Letterboxd ↗ · TMDB ↗

Mary Stuart, who was named Queen of Scotland when she was only six days old, is the last Roman Catholic ruler of Scotland. She is imprisoned at the age of 23 by her cousin Elizabeth Tudor, the English Queen and her arch adversary. Nineteen years later the life of Mary is to be ended on the scaffold and with her execution the last threat to Elizabeth's throne has been removed. The two Queens with their contrasting personalities make a dramatic counterpoint to history.

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How old were they?

Oldest first
Trevor Howard
as William Cecil
58
Richard Denning
as Francis, King of France
57
Ian Holm
as David Riccio
40
Daniel Massey
as Robert Dudley
38
Vanessa Redgrave
as Mary, Queen of Scots
34
Timothy Dalton
as Henry, Lord Darnley
25
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The numbers

Computed from the cast above
33years between the oldest and youngest billed
58Trevor Howard — oldest on the call sheet
25Timothy Dalton — youngest billed
42average age of the credited cast
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