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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.
Where to watch Young Bess
Young Bess is streaming in the US on HBO Max and TCM.
Cast
- Jean Simmons as Young Bess (Queen Elizabeth I)
- Stewart Granger as Thomas Seymour
- Deborah Kerr as Catherine Parr
- Charles Laughton as King Henry VIII
- Kay Walsh as Mrs. Ashley
- Guy Rolfe as Ned Seymour
- Kathleen Byron as Ann Seymour
- Cecil Kellaway as Mr. Parry
- Rex Thompson as Prince Edward / King Edward VI
- Robert Arthur as Barnaby
- Leo G. Carroll as Mr. Mums
- Norma Varden as Lady Tyrwhitt
Details
- Director
- George Sidney
- Released
- May 29, 1953
- Runtime
- 1h 52m
- Genres
- Drama, History, Romance
- Studio
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- Status
- Released
- TMDB score
- 5.8 / 10 from 22 votes
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