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5.8The 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.
Released: 1953-05-29112 minDir: George SidneyDrama, History, Romance
Cast
- Jean Simmons as Young Bess (Queen Elizabeth I)
- Stewart Granger as Thomas Seymour
- Deborah Kerr as Catherine Parr
- Charles Laughton as King Henry VIII
- Kay Walsh as Mrs. Ashley
- Guy Rolfe as Ned Seymour
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Key dates
- Published
- 1 January 1953
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- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- romance film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- George Sidney
- Screenwriter
- Arthur Wimperis
- Cast member
- Ann Tyrrell
- Composer
- Miklós Rózsa
- Producer
- Sidney Franklin
- Production company
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
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1950s biographical drama films1953 American films1953 English-language films1953 films1953 romantic drama filmsAmerican biographical drama filmsAmerican romantic drama filmsCultural depictions of Anne BoleynCultural depictions of Catherine HowardCultural depictions of Catherine ParrCultural depictions of Edward Seymour, 1st Duke of Somerset