

Drama · History · Romance
Overview
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.
Top Cast


Jean Simmons
Jean Simmons
Young Bess (Queen Elizabeth I)
Jean Simmons
Young Bess (Queen Elizabeth I)


Stewart Granger
Stewart Granger
Thomas Seymour
Stewart Granger
Thomas Seymour


Deborah Kerr
Deborah Kerr
Catherine Parr
Deborah Kerr
Catherine Parr


Charles Laughton
Charles Laughton
King Henry VIII
Charles Laughton
King Henry VIII


Kay Walsh
Kay Walsh
Mrs. Ashley
Kay Walsh
Mrs. Ashley


Guy Rolfe
Guy Rolfe
Ned Seymour
Guy Rolfe
Ned Seymour


Kathleen Byron
Kathleen Byron
Ann Seymour
Kathleen Byron
Ann Seymour


Cecil Kellaway
Cecil Kellaway
Mr. Parry
Cecil Kellaway
Mr. Parry


Rex Thompson
Rex Thompson
Prince Edward / King Edward VI
Rex Thompson
Prince Edward / King Edward VI


Robert Arthur
Robert Arthur
Barnaby
Robert Arthur
Barnaby
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