The Execution of Mary Stuart
Screen capture of a digitized version of the film
Directed by	Alfred Clark
Produced by	Thomas Edison
Starring	Robert Thomae
Cinematography	William Heise
Distributed by	Edison Manufacturing Company
Release date(s)	August 1895
Running time	1 min.
Country	United States
Language	Silent film
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The Execution of Mary Stuart is a short film produced in 1895. The film depicts the execution of Mary, Queen of Scots.

The one-minute-long film was produced by Thomas Edison and may have been the first film in history to use trained actors, as well as one of the first to use editing for the purposes of special effects. The film shows an uncredited, blindfolded actress (playing Mary) being led to the execution block. The executioner raises his axe and an edit occurs during which the actress is replaced by a mannequin. The mannequin's head is chopped off and the executioner holds it in the air as the film ends.

External links

• The Execution of Mary Stuart at the Internet Movie Database
• The Execution of Mary Stuart at Allmovie
• The Execution of Mary Stuart for download

Availability

This film is currently in the public domain.

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