Young Bess
# A Great and Spectacular Drama!
๐ 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 Awardยฎ-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.
๐ Languages Available:
English
๐ Date Released:
1953-05-29
โ Running Time:
112 mins
โญ Vote Average:
5.675
Beloved Cast
Young Bess (Queen Elizabeth I)
Jean Simmons
Thomas Seymour
Stewart Granger
Catherine Parr
Deborah Kerr
King Henry VIII
Charles Laughton
Mrs. Ashley
Kay Walsh
Ned Seymour
Guy Rolfe
Ann Seymour
Kathleen Byron
Mr. Parry
Cecil Kellaway
Prince Edward / King Edward VI
Rex Thompson
Barnaby
Robert Arthur
Mr. Mums
Leo G. Carroll
Lady Tyrwhitt
Norma Varden
Robert Tyrwhitt
Alan Napier
Bess as a child
Noreen Corcoran
Danish Envoy
Ivan Triesault
Anne Boleyn
Elaine Stewart
Kate Howard
Dawn Addams
Mother Jack
Doris Lloyd
Archbishop Cranmer
Lumsden Hare
Sir William Paget
Lester Matthews
Officer
Patrick Whyte