The Execution of Mary Stuart

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The Execution of Mary Stuart is an 1895 American short silent film that dramatizes the beheading of Mary, Queen of Scots and is notable for its early use of special effects.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American film
black-and-white film
short film
silent film
associatedWithStudio Edison Studios
basedOn execution of Mary, Queen of Scots
cinematographyBy William Heise NERFINISHED
colorProcess black and white
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
depicts Mary, Queen of Scots
beheading
public execution
director Alfred Clark
distributor Edison Manufacturing Company
era early cinema
silent era
featuresCharacter Mary, Queen of Scots
featuresProp executioner’s axe
scaffold
filmFormat 35 mm film
hasGenre drama film
historical film
hasHistoricalSetting 16th century Scotland
hasSubject capital punishment
political execution
royalty
hasType one-shot film
trick film
historicalSignificance among the earliest films to use editing for a visual effect
includedIn early Edison film catalogues
isBlackAndWhite true
isFictionalizedAccountOf execution of Mary, Queen of Scots in 1587
isSilent true
madeIn United States of America
surface form: United States
notableFor early use of special effects
originalLanguage Silent
portraysEvent decapitation of Mary, Queen of Scots
producer Thomas Alva Edison
surface form: Thomas Edison
productionCompany Edison Manufacturing Company
productionYear 1895
releaseDecade 1890s
releaseYear 1895
runningTime approximately 18 seconds
less than 1 minute
sound silent
specialEffectsTechnique stop trick
title The Execution of Mary Stuart self-link
usesTechnique substitution splice

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Edison Studios notableWork The Execution of Mary Stuart
The Execution of Mary Stuart title The Execution of Mary Stuart self-link