Mary, Queen of Scots
"MARY, QUEEN OF SCOTS, who ruled with the heart of a woman."
6.7
12
1971
128 min
"MARY, QUEEN OF SCOTS, who ruled with the heart of a woman."
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Sherlock Holmes investigates when young women around London turn up murdered, each with a finger severed. Scotland Yard suspects a madman, but Holmes believes the killings to be part of a diabolical plot.
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Vanessa Redgrave
Mary, Queen of Scots
Glenda Jackson
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Patrick McGoohan
James Stuart
Timothy Dalton
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Nigel Davenport
Lord Bothwell
Trevor Howard
William Cecil
Daniel Massey
Robert Dudley
Ian Holm
David Riccio
Andrew Keir
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Tom Fleming
Father Ballard
Katherine Kath
Catherine De Medici
Beth Harris
Mary Seton