Mary Stuart (film)

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Mary Stuart
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Music by Pasquale Perris
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Distributed byNational Film
Release date
  • December 1927 (1927-12)
CountryGermany
LanguagesSilent
German intertitles

Mary Stuart (German: Maria Stuart) is a 1927 German silent historical film directed by Friedrich Feher and Leopold Jessner and starring Magda Sonja, Fritz Kortner and Walter Janssen. It portrays the reign of Mary, Queen of Scots. [1] It was shot at the Staaken Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the art director Robert A. Dietrich. It was made by the production company National Film and released in two parts.

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  1. Parill & Robison p.142

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