Young Bess

Young Bess

Young Bess

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Young Bess

"A Great and Spectacular Drama!"

1953

1h 52m

5.7(20 votes)

Drama

History

Romance

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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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

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Cast & Crew

21 members

Acting

Jean Simmons

Young Bess (Queen Elizabeth I)

Jean Simmons

Acting

Stewart Granger

Thomas Seymour

Stewart Granger

Acting

Deborah Kerr

Catherine Parr

Deborah Kerr

Acting

Charles Laughton

King Henry VIII

Charles Laughton

Acting

Kay Walsh

Mrs. Ashley

Kay Walsh

Acting

Guy Rolfe

Ned Seymour

Guy Rolfe

Acting

Kathleen Byron

Ann Seymour

Kathleen Byron

Acting

Cecil Kellaway

Mr. Parry

Cecil Kellaway

Acting

Rex Thompson

Prince Edward / King Edward VI

Rex Thompson

Acting

Robert Arthur

Barnaby

Robert Arthur

Acting

Leo G. Carroll

Mr. Mums

Leo G. Carroll

Acting

Norma Varden

Lady Tyrwhitt

Norma Varden

Acting

Alan Napier

Robert Tyrwhitt

Alan Napier

Acting

Noreen Corcoran

Bess as a child

Noreen Corcoran

Acting

Ivan Triesault

Danish Envoy

Ivan Triesault

Acting

Elaine Stewart

Anne Boleyn

Elaine Stewart

Acting

Dawn Addams

Kate Howard

Dawn Addams

Acting

Doris Lloyd

Mother Jack

Doris Lloyd

Acting

Lumsden Hare

Archbishop Cranmer

Lumsden Hare

Acting

Lester Matthews

Sir William Paget

Lester Matthews

Acting

Patrick Whyte

Officer

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