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Where was Mary, Queen of Scots filmed?

1973 film, directed by Charles Jarrott.

  • Hermitage Castle

The story is set in Scotland, about 147 miles (237 km) from where it was filmed.

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Where it’s set vs. where it was filmed

Set in
Scotland
Filmed in
Hermitage Castle
Distance
About 147 miles (237 km) between Scotland and the nearest filming location.
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About Mary, Queen of Scots

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Released
1973
Director
Charles Jarrott
Cast
Vanessa RedgraveGlenda JacksonTimothy DaltonPatrick McGoohanTrevor HowardIan HolmDaniel MasseyVernon DobtcheffRichard Warner
Genre
BiographicalPeriod DramaDramaHistorical

Though fearless, unselfish, and very beautiful, the young queen faces many challenges.

Sly Elizabeth also sends the younger, dashing but weak and spoiled Lord Darnley from a powerful Catholic family.

Darnley previously had him as a lover and accuses him of fathering Mary's expected child.

Famous lines from Mary, Queen of Scots

Could you name the film from one of these? Famous lines turn up in the daily game.

  • In my end is my beginning.Mary, Queen of Scots
  • I will defend the Kirk of Rome, for, I think, it is the true Kirk of God.Mary, Queen of Scots
  • Thanks be to God, I scorn death and vow that I meet it innocent of any crime.Mary, Queen of Scots
  • Look to your consciences and remember that the theatre of the world is wider than the realm of England.Mary, Queen of Scots
  • The Catholic faith and the assertion of my God-given right to the English crown are the two issues on which I am condemned.Mary, Queen of Scots

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