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Young Bess

"A Great and Spectacular Drama!"

1953-05-29
5.8
en 112m
DramaHistoryRomance
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.

Screenplay

Arthur Wimperis

Novel

Margaret Irwin

Director

George Sidney

Director of Photography

Charles Rosher

Colorist

Henri Jaffa

Assistant Director

George Rhein

england queen biography tudor historical figure 16th century

Status

Released

Countries

  • United States of America

Companies

  • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

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