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.
Genre: Drama, History, Romance
Stars: Jean Simmons, Stewart Granger, Deborah Kerr, Charles Laughton, Kay Walsh, Guy Rolfe
Crew: George Sidney (Director), Margaret Irwin (Novel), Arthur Wimperis (Screenplay), Charles Rosher (Director of Photography), Jan Lustig (Screenplay), Henri Jaffa (Colorist)
Country: United States of America
Language: English
Studio: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Runtime: 112 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: May 29, 1953
IMDb: 5.1
