Young Bess 1953
5.9/10 by 17 users
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.
- Released: 1953-05-29
- Runtime: 112 minutes
- Genre: Drama, History, Romance
- Stars: Jean Simmons, Stewart Granger, Deborah Kerr, Charles Laughton, Kay Walsh
- Director: George Sidney, Margaret Irwin, Arthur Wimperis, Charles Rosher, Ralph E. Winters
