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The Execution of Mary Stuart
The Execution of Mary Stuart
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The Execution of Mary Stuart

The Execution of Mary Stuart

1895
Horror
Short Film
1m
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 After that frame Mary has been replaced by a dummy.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. (imdb)

Directed by:

Alfred Clark

Starring:

Robert Thomae

Genre:

Horror

AKA:

Execution of Mary, Queen of Scots

Country:

USA

Language:

None
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The Execution of Mary Stuart

1895
Horror
Short Film
1m
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thedenizenTheDenizen
Rated 22 Jul 2011
60
40th
I bet this shit blew people's minds in 1895. OH MY GOD THEY JUST KILLED HER.
Rated 22 Jul 2011
moviecinemaMovieCinema
Rated 22 Jun 2022
60
48th
The first depiction of execution on film!
Rated 22 Jun 2022
funkyastroFunkyAstro
Rated 03 Dec 2012
80
80th
Fuck ya first snuff film
Rated 03 Dec 2012
kojilessKojiless
Rated 22 Apr 2012
40
43rd
Fox News, 1895.
Rated 22 Apr 2012
tathieltathiel
Rated 05 Dec 2009
80
67th
Very impressive, because one can see that people fairly early understood that moving pictures can be manipulated and that the world in this film is only what you see and NOT necessarily what actually happened (in this case that dummy replaced the actress).
Rated 05 Dec 2009
shmendrekShmendrek
Rated 18 Nov 2008
2
33rd
Faces of Death, Part 0. It's a nice trick, nothing more.
Rated 18 Nov 2008
cerebrusCerebrus
Rated 11 Nov 2007
50
26th
Shock cinema, better then most of the time due to its morbidity.
Rated 11 Nov 2007
rotaciravrotacirav
Rated 30 Oct 2024
42
27th
Impressive, but setting cinema down on a dangerous route.
Rated 30 Oct 2024
mojojoestarMojoJoestar
Rated 27 Feb 2017
65
41st
Could this be considered the first 'horror' film?
Rated 27 Feb 2017
backwardsuitbackwardsuit
Rated 16 Dec 2016
65
33rd
creepy
Rated 16 Dec 2016
hotsakehotsake
Rated 12 Nov 2016
67
67th
This was really cool.
Rated 12 Nov 2016
nilbogNilbog
Rated 10 Oct 2015
75
70th
Man, I love to think how much this must have freaked out people in 1895
Rated 10 Oct 2015
lisa_iilisa-
Rated 06 May 2014
2
11th
shit is scary
Rated 06 May 2014
kramyessevKramYessev
Rated 13 Feb 2013
50
30th
Still better then "Hostel"
Rated 13 Feb 2013
mwgerbmwgerb
Rated 06 Jul 2012
40
28th
Ha, I bet this was the equivalent of Hostel to people in the 1890s.
Rated 06 Jul 2012
hellboy76hellboy76
Rated 19 Mar 2012
67
57th
The grain of the footage really made that a nice jump cut.
Rated 19 Mar 2012
velvet_croweVelvet Crowe
Rated 26 Feb 2011
50
49th
Oh Mary Stuart, how unfairly were you convicted!
Rated 26 Feb 2011
judge_holdenJudge Holden
Rated 08 Jan 2011
3
32nd
So the first horror movie is an exploitation film. Historically interesting and, given the release date, technically impressive. It's only a minute long but it's fun to rewatch just to pinpoint the jump cut.
Rated 08 Jan 2011
coheedCoheed
Rated 13 Nov 2010
100
97th
One of the first, if not the first, exploitation films. Interestingly, like many would later do, it tries to pretend it is teaching an important message as a historical film.
Rated 13 Nov 2010
ytadelYtadel
Rated 03 Sep 2009
2
14th
Hey, pretty nice special effects, timeframe considered.
Rated 03 Sep 2009
nandorizzinandorizzi
Rated 27 Feb 2009
35
23rd
Ha, curious.
Rated 27 Feb 2009
peaceanarchyPeaceAnarchy
Rated 25 Apr 2008
60
12th
Relatively impressive, I guess.
Rated 25 Apr 2008
moribunnyMoribunny
Rated 30 Oct 2007
50
38th
Early example of an editing technique... very nice jump cut, not particularly noticeable.
Rated 30 Oct 2007

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Directed by:

Alfred Clark

Starring:

Robert Thomae

Genre:

Horror

AKA:

Execution of Mary, Queen of Scots

Country:

USA

Language:

None
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