Young Bess (1953)
The mother died under the executioner's axe; the daughter rose to become England's greatest monarch -- the brilliant and cunning Queen Elizabeth I. Jean Simmons portrays young Bess in this rich tapestry of a film that traces the tumultuous, danger-fraught years from Elizabeth's birth to her unexpected ascension to the throne at a mere 25. Charles Laughton reprises his Academy Award®-winning* role as her formidable father Henry VIII. Deborah Kerr plays her last stepmother (and Henry's last of six wives), gentle Catherine Parr. And Simmons' then real-life husband, Stewart Granger, adds heroics as Lord Admiral Thomas Seymour. In a resplendent world of adventure, romance and court intrigue, Young Bess reigns.
Directing:
Writing:
Stars:
- George Sidney
Writing:
- Jan Lustig
- Arthur Wimperis
- Margaret Irwin
Stars:
Release Date: 1953-05-29
5.9/10
5.9/10
- Country: US
- Language: English
- Runtime: 112
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Thomas Seymour
Mr. Mums
Young Bess (Queen Elizabeth I)
Catherine Parr
King Henry VIII
Mrs. Ashley
Ned Seymour
Ann Seymour
Mr. Parry
Prince Edward / King Edward VI
Barnaby
Lady Tyrwhitt
Robert Tyrwhitt
Bess as a child
Danish Envoy
Anne Boleyn
Kate Howard
Mother Jack
Archbishop Cranmer
Sir William Paget
