The Heart of the Queen (1940)

Original title

Das Herz der Königin

Directed by

Carl Froelich

Genre

drama film, biographical film

Country

Germany

Runtime

1h 52m

Rating

6.3 of 10 from 6 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This film tells a version of the story of Mary, Queen of Scots and her conflict with Queen Elizabeth I. It focuses on Mary's execution and uses the historical events to support a political message.

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What happens

The Heart of the Queen (Das Herz der Königin) is a 1940 German historical film, making selective use of the life story of Mary, Queen of Scots, and her execution by Queen Elizabeth I for anti-English and pro-Scottish propaganda, in the context of the Second World War going on at the time. It was shot at the Tempelhof Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the art director Walter Haag. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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