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Young Bess (1953)

Overview

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.
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George Sidney profile
George Sidney

Director

Arthur Wimperis profile
Arthur Wimperis

Screenplay

Cast

Jean Simmons profile
Jean Simmons

Young Bess (Queen Elizabeth I)

Stewart Granger profile
Stewart Granger

Thomas Seymour

Deborah Kerr profile
Deborah Kerr

Catherine Parr

Charles Laughton profile
Charles Laughton

King Henry VIII

Kay Walsh profile
Kay Walsh

Mrs. Ashley

Guy Rolfe profile
Guy Rolfe

Ned Seymour

Kathleen Byron profile
Kathleen Byron

Ann Seymour

Cecil Kellaway profile
Cecil Kellaway

Mr. Parry

Rex Thompson profile
Rex Thompson

Prince Edward / King Edward VI

Robert Arthur profile
Robert Arthur

Barnaby

Leo G. Carroll profile
Leo G. Carroll

Mr. Mums

Norma Varden profile
Norma Varden

Lady Tyrwhitt

Jean Simmons profile
Jean Simmons

Young Bess (Queen Elizabeth I)

Stewart Granger profile
Stewart Granger

Thomas Seymour

Deborah Kerr profile
Deborah Kerr

Catherine Parr

Charles Laughton profile
Charles Laughton

King Henry VIII

Kay Walsh profile
Kay Walsh

Mrs. Ashley

Guy Rolfe profile
Guy Rolfe

Ned Seymour

Kathleen Byron profile
Kathleen Byron

Ann Seymour

Cecil Kellaway profile
Cecil Kellaway

Mr. Parry

Rex Thompson profile
Rex Thompson

Prince Edward / King Edward VI

Robert Arthur profile
Robert Arthur

Barnaby

Leo G. Carroll profile
Leo G. Carroll

Mr. Mums

Norma Varden profile
Norma Varden

Lady Tyrwhitt

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Release Date

May 29, 1953

Original Language

English

Budget

$0.00

Production Company

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