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The Execution of Mary Stuart

18951 minUnited States
DramaHorror

Synopsis

Mary, Queen of Scots approaches the execution block with attendants beside her. A staged beheading brings the historical tableau to its abrupt conclusion.

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Video edition
Wikimedia Commons
Original language
No spoken dialogue. Intertitles: not identified.
This copy runs
0:21
Subtitles
No subtitle track in this language

No spoken dialogue. Intertitles: not identified. No subtitle track in this language.

Languages and subtitles

No subtitle track in this language

Wikimedia Commons · Edison Manufacturing Co., · Public domain

This copy runs shorter than the reference runtime. Editing and playback speed can differ between editions.

Cast

DirectorsAlfred Clark

Behind the scenes

A substitution between the performer and a dummy makes the execution possible on screen. This early stop-camera effect turns a theatrical scene into a specifically cinematic illusion.

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Work catalogued as public domain in the United States.

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Availability checked on September 22, 2026.

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