Young Bess

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.

Country:

United States of America

Genre:

Drama,

History,

Romance

Duration:

112 minutes

Year:

1953

Director:

George Sidney

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Company:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Cast:

Young Bess (Queen Elizabeth I)

Thomas Seymour

Catherine Parr

King Henry VIII

Mrs. Ashley

Crew:

Director

Novel

Screenplay

Director of Photography

Screenplay