Young Bess (1953)

Young Bess (1953)

A Great and Spectacular Drama! 1953-05-29 United States of America 112 Min. PG-13
5.9 17 votes

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 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.

Cast

Jean Simmons is Young Bess (Queen Elizabeth I)
Young Bess (Queen Elizabeth I)
Stewart Granger is Thomas Seymour
Thomas Seymour
Deborah Kerr is Catherine Parr
Catherine Parr
Charles Laughton is King Henry VIII
King Henry VIII
Kay Walsh is Mrs. Ashley
Mrs. Ashley
Guy Rolfe is Ned Seymour
Ned Seymour
Kathleen Byron is Ann Seymour
Ann Seymour
Cecil Kellaway is Mr. Parry
Rex Thompson is Prince Edward / King Edward VI
Prince Edward / King Edward VI
Robert Arthur is Barnaby
Leo G. Carroll is Mr. Mums
Norma Varden is Lady Tyrwhitt
Lady Tyrwhitt