Young Bess
★ 5.8/10 · 22 votes on TMDB
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Synopsis
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.
Details
- George Sidney
- May 29, 1953
- Released
- United States of America
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- 1h 52m
Where to watch
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Cast
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Jean SimmonsYoung Bess (Queen Elizabeth I) -
Stewart GrangerThomas Seymour -
Deborah KerrCatherine Parr -
Charles LaughtonKing Henry VIII -
Kay WalshMrs. Ashley -
Guy RolfeNed Seymour -
Kathleen ByronAnn Seymour -
Cecil KellawayMr. Parry -
Rex ThompsonPrince Edward / King Edward VI -
Robert ArthurBarnaby -
Leo G. CarrollMr. Mums -
Norma VardenLady Tyrwhitt
