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Young Bess is a 1953 Technicolor biographical film made by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer about the early life of Elizabeth I, from her turbulent childhood to the eve of her accession to the throne of England. It stars Jean Simmons as Elizabeth and Stewart Granger as Thomas Seymour , with Charles Laughton as Elizabeth's father, Henry VIII , a part he had ...
- $2,423,000
- Sidney Franklin
Young Bess: Directed by George Sidney. With Jean Simmons, Stewart Granger, Deborah Kerr, Charles Laughton. The early life of Elizabeth I, from her childhood until her accession to the throne of England in 1558.
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- Biography, Drama, Romance
- George Sidney
- 1953-05-29
Young Bess is a historical drama film based on the novel by Margaret Irwin and directed by George Sidney. It stars Jean Simmons as Young Bess, the future Queen Elizabeth I, and Stewart Granger as Thomas Seymour, her lover. The film also features Deborah Kerr, Charles Laughton, Kay Walsh, and Kay Walsh. See the full list of cast and crew members on IMDb.
Young Bess (1953) -- (Movie Clip) -- The King's Daughter First scene in which Princess Elizabeth has grown to be Jean Simmons, defiant but swooning when Admiral Seymour (Stewart Granger, Simmon's then-husband) arrives, sent by her father Henry VIII to fetch her, in George Sidney's Young Bess, 1953.
- George Sidney, George Rhein, Robert Saunders
- Jean Simmons
Young Bess. When Anne Boleyn (Elaine Stewart) is executed for infidelity, her daughter Elizabeth (Jean Simmons) is sent into exile by King Henry VIII (Charles Laughton). Elizabeth grows into a ...
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- Jean Simmons
- George Sidney
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Chronicles the life of queen Elizabeth I, before she became the queen of England. Apart from taking part in the court intrigues, she is unhappily in love with admiral Thomas Seymour, and dreams of building a navy to match the Portuguese and the Spanish. — Mattias Thuresson.
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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 ...
