Young Bess (1953)
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.
Cast
Young Bess (Queen Elizabeth I)
Thomas Seymour
Mr. Mums
Lady Tyrwhitt
Robert Tyrwhitt
Bess as a child
Danish Envoy
Anne Boleyn
Kate Howard
Mother Jack
Archbishop Cranmer
Sir William Paget
Catherine Parr
Officer
King Henry VIII
Mrs. Ashley
Ned Seymour
Ann Seymour
Mr. Parry
Prince Edward / King Edward VI
Barnaby
Crew
Director
Novel
Screenplay
Director of Photography
Editor
Costume Design
Original Music Composer
Art Direction
Art Direction
Set Decoration
Set Decoration
Producer
Recording Supervision
Screenplay
Colorist
Assistant Director
Special Effects
Special Effects
Hairstylist
Makeup Artist
