england,queen,biography,tudor,historical figure,16th century

Young Bess (1953)

Poster for Young Bess

A Great and Spectacular Drama!

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.

Cast & Crew

Director
George Sidney
  • Profile picture of Jean Simmons
    Young Bess (Queen Elizabeth I) Jean Simmons
  • Profile picture of Stewart Granger
    Thomas Seymour Stewart Granger
  • Profile picture of Deborah Kerr
    Catherine Parr Deborah Kerr
  • Profile picture of Charles Laughton
    King Henry VIII Charles Laughton
  • Profile picture of Kay Walsh
    Mrs. Ashley Kay Walsh
  • Profile picture of Guy Rolfe
    Ned Seymour Guy Rolfe
  • Profile picture of Kathleen Byron
    Ann Seymour Kathleen Byron
  • Profile picture of Cecil Kellaway
    Mr. Parry Cecil Kellaway

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Keywords

  • england
  • queen
  • biography
  • tudor
  • historical figure
  • 16th century