Young Bess (1953)

  • NR
  • 05/29/1953 (US)
  • Drama, History, Romance
  • 1h 52m

A Great and Spectacular Drama!

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.

Arthur Wimperis

Screenplay

Margaret Irwin

Novel

George Sidney

Director

Jan Lustig

Screenplay

Cast

Jean Simmons's headshot

Jean Simmons

Young Bess (Queen Elizabeth I)
Stewart Granger's headshot

Stewart Granger

Thomas Seymour
Deborah Kerr's headshot

Deborah Kerr

Catherine Parr
Charles Laughton's headshot

Charles Laughton

King Henry VIII
Kay Walsh's headshot

Kay Walsh

Mrs. Ashley
Guy Rolfe's headshot

Guy Rolfe

Ned Seymour
Kathleen Byron's headshot

Kathleen Byron

Ann Seymour
Cecil Kellaway's headshot

Cecil Kellaway

Mr. Parry

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