Young Bess
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.
Year: 1953
Genre: Drama, History, Romance
Studio: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Director: George Sidney
Cast: Jean Simmons, Stewart Granger, Deborah Kerr, Charles Laughton, Kay Walsh, Guy Rolfe
Crew: Arthur Wimperis (Screenplay), Margaret Irwin (Novel), George Sidney (Director), Charles Rosher (Director of Photography), Henri Jaffa (Colorist), George Rhein (Assistant Director)
Runtime: 112 minutes
Release: May 29, 1953
IMDb: 5.92/10 by 19 users
Popularity: 2
Country: United States of America
Language: English
Budget: 0
Revenue: 0
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