The Execution of Mary, Queen of Scots (1895)
The Execution of Mary, Queen of Scots (1895) - History Movies 1 minutes. Execution, Execution of Mary, Queen of Scots, The Execution of Mary Stuart, Stuart Mária kivégzése, メアリー女王の処刑, Executia Mariei Stuart, Казнь Марии Шотландской, Pogubljenje Marije, kraljice Škota, Страта Марії Шотландської. A short film depicting the execution of Mary, Queen of the Scots. Mary is brought to the execution block and made to kneel down with her neck over it. The executioner lifts his axe ready to bring it down. After that frame Mary has been replaced by a dummy. The axe comes down and severs the head of the dummy from the body. The executioner picks up the head and shows it around for everyone else to see. One of the first camera tricks to be used in a movie. tudor, decapitation, execution, silent film, 16th century, short film
Released: Aug 28, 1895
Runtime: 1 minutes
Genre: History
Stars: Mrs. Robert L. Thomas, Robert Thomae
Crew: Alfred Clark (Director), Thomas A. Edison (Producer), William Heise (Director of Photography)