Mary of Scotland (1936)

Directed by

John Ford

Genre

drama film, biographical film

Country

United States

Runtime

2h 03m

Rated

NR

Rating

6.2 of 10 from 41 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This film tells the story of Mary Queen of Scots and her turbulent reign in Scotland. It focuses on her struggles with political rivals and her romantic entanglements.

dramaticsomberintensehistoricalstatelyformalemotional

What happens

Mary of Scotland is a 1936 American historical drama film starring Katharine Hepburn as Mary, Queen of Scots. Directed by John Ford, it is an adaptation of the 1933 Maxwell Anderson play, with Fredric March reprising the role of Bothwell, which he also performed on stage during the run of play. The screenplay was written by Dudley Nichols. Ginger Rogers wanted to play this role and made a screen test, but RKO rejected her request to be cast in the part feeling that the role was not suitable to her image. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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