Young Bess (1953)
3.5 of 5 from 46 ratings
1h 52min
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- Synopsis:
- 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 spirited young woman. Eventually, she is summoned back to London to meet Henry's latest bride, Catherine Parr (Deborah Kerr). She also meets Admiral Thomas Seymour (Stewart Granger) and becomes instantly enamored. Unfortunately for her, the machinations of politics prove far more potent than love.
- Actors:
- Jean Simmons, Stewart Granger, Deborah Kerr, Charles Laughton, Kay Walsh, Guy Rolfe, Kathleen Byron, Cecil Kellaway, Rex Thompson, Robert Arthur, Leo G. Carroll, Norma Varden, Alan Napier, Noreen Corcoran, Ivan Triesault, Elaine Stewart, Dawn Addams, Doris Lloyd, Lumsden Hare, Lester Matthews
- Directors:
- George Sidney
- Writers:
- Margaret Irwin, Jan Lustig
- Others:
- Cedric Gibbons, Urie McCleary, Jack D. Moore, Walter Plunkett, Edwin B. Willis
- Genres:
- Classics, Drama, Romance
- Collections:
- A History of British Queens in Film
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