Movie Description
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.
Featured Crew
- Director : George Sidney
- Producer : Sidney Franklin
- Editor : Ralph E. Winters
- Cast : Jean Simmons,Stewart Granger,Deborah Kerr,Charles Laughton,Kay Walsh,Guy Rolfe,Kathleen Byron,Cecil Kellaway,Rex Thompson,Robert Arthur,Leo G. Carroll,Norma Varden,Alan Napier,Noreen Corcoran,Ivan Triesault,Elaine Stewart,Dawn Addams,Doris Lloyd,Lumsden Hare,Lester Matthews,Patrick Whyte
Cast
Young Bess (Queen Elizabeth I)
Thomas Seymour
Catherine Parr
King Henry VIII
Mrs. Ashley
Ned Seymour
Ann Seymour
Mr. Parry
Prince Edward / King Edward VI
Barnaby
Mr. Mums
Lady Tyrwhitt
Robert Tyrwhitt
Bess as a child
Danish Envoy
Anne Boleyn
Kate Howard
Mother Jack
Archbishop Cranmer
Sir William Paget
Officer
Posters
Recommendations
Facts
Original TitleYoung Bess
Status Released
Release Information
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1953-05-29
Original LanguageEnglish
Runtime 01h 52m
Production CompaniesMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Genres
- Drama
- History
- Romance
