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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.
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- verified Status: Released
- calendar_month Release Date: 1953-05-29
- video_camera_front Companies Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- timer Runtime: 112 Mins
- star Rating: 5.8 / 10
- favorite Likes: 18 Likes
- info IMDB ID tt0046564
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Jean Simmons
Young Bess (Queen Elizabeth I)
Stewart Granger
Thomas Seymour
Deborah Kerr
Catherine Parr
Charles Laughton
King Henry VIII
Kay Walsh
Mrs. Ashley
Guy Rolfe
Ned Seymour
Kathleen Byron
Ann Seymour
Cecil Kellaway
Mr. Parry
Rex Thompson
Prince Edward / King Edward VI
Robert Arthur
Barnaby
Leo G. Carroll
Mr. Mums
Norma Varden
Lady Tyrwhitt
Alan Napier
Robert Tyrwhitt
Noreen Corcoran
Bess as a child
Ivan Triesault
Danish Envoy
Elaine Stewart
Anne Boleyn
Dawn Addams
Kate Howard
Doris Lloyd
Mother Jack
Lumsden Hare
Archbishop Cranmer
Lester Matthews
Sir William Paget
Patrick Whyte
Officer
groups Crew
Arthur Wimperis
Screenplay
George Sidney
Director
Margaret Irwin
Novel
Charles Rosher
Director of Photography
George Rhein
Assistant Director
Jan Lustig
Screenplay
Henri Jaffa
Colorist
Sydney Guilaroff
Hairstylist
Warren Newcombe
Special Effects
A. Arnold Gillespie
Special Effects
William Tuttle
Makeup Artist
Walter Plunkett
Costume Design
Ralph E. Winters
Editor
Edwin B. Willis
Set Decoration
Jack D. Moore
Set Decoration
Miklós Rózsa
Original Music Composer
Sidney Franklin
Producer
Cedric Gibbons
Art Direction
Urie McCleary
Art Direction
Douglas Shearer
Recording Supervision
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