Young Bess
NR
DramaHistoryRomance
5.9/10(17 ratings)
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.
05-29-1953
1h 52m
Main Cast
Movie Details
Production Info
- Director:
- George Sidney
- Production:
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Key Crew
- Hairstylist:
- Sydney Guilaroff
- Director:
- George Sidney
- Screenplay:
- Jan Lustig
- Makeup Artist:
- William Tuttle
- Costume Design:
- Walter Plunkett
Locations and Languages
- Country:
- US
- Filming:
- US
- Languages:
- en