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Young Bess
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May 29, 1953
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Drama, History, Romance
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.
Featured Crew
George Sidney
Director
Margaret Irwin
Novel
Arthur Wimperis
Screenplay
Cast
![Jean Simmons](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w300//scbR91Bl4SbfQqhXaH6OfhjxfYt.jpg)
Jean Simmons
Young Bess (Queen Elizabeth I)
![Stewart Granger](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w300//1DDF3dXe7nKVWqGX9HEvQyMHaHr.jpg)
Stewart Granger
Thomas Seymour
![Deborah Kerr](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w300//dHFhOEhHnn5cQjQN29IGRxzoxBP.jpg)
Deborah Kerr
Catherine Parr
![Charles Laughton](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w300//lhk6flmWDZMOLwq8VILMD6jH71F.jpg)
Charles Laughton
King Henry VIII
![Kay Walsh](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w300//23pK7H4sxPATJ34g8N1yC2RFBTd.jpg)
Kay Walsh
Mrs. Ashley