Trivia / Mary, Queen of Scots (1971)

• All-Star Cast: Vanessa Redgrave, Glenda Jackson, Timothy Dalton, Ian Holm, Trevor Howard, Patrick McGoohan, Nigel Davenport and David Massey.
• Cast the Runner-Up: Vanessa Redgrave was originally cast as Queen Elizabeth but was replaced by Glenda Jackson. She was later re-cast as the title character.
• Dawson Casting: Vanessa Redgrave was in her early thirties during filming. For most of the movie, Mary is in her teens and twenties.
• Playing Against Type: Timothy Dalton, who would later gain fame as the suave, sophisticated secret agent James Bond himself, as Lord Darnley, a cowardly, sniveling and pathetic villain.
• Romance on the Set: Timothy Dalton and Vanessa Redgrave started an on-and-off relationship while filming, which lasted until around the time he was announced as the next James Bond, around 15 years later.
• What Could Have Been:
  • Mia Farrow, Jane Fonda and Sophia Loren were the first choices to play Mary. Vanessa Redgrave was the fourth choice. Maggie Smith was in talks, but plans fell through. Geneviève Bujold was also considered.
  • Dirk Bogarde was considered for James Stuart.

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