Young Bess 71 years old

A Great and Spectacular Drama!

Young Bess

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.

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Young Bess Cast

Name Character
Stewart Granger He was 40, 80 years old when he died as Thomas Seymour
Charles Laughton He was 53, 63 years old when he died as King Henry VIII
Kay Walsh She was 41, 93 years old when she died as Mrs. Ashley
Deborah Kerr She was 31, 86 years old when she died as Catherine Parr
Kathleen Byron She was 32, 88 years old when she died as Ann Seymour
Jean Simmons She was 24, 80 years old when she died as Young Bess (Queen Elizabeth I)
Rex Thompson He was 10, now 82 years old as Prince Edward / King Edward VI
Cecil Kellaway He was 59, 79 years old when he died as Mr. Parry
Leo G. Carroll He was 60, 79 years old when he died as Mr. Mums
Norma Varden She was 55, 90 years old when she died as Lady Tyrwhitt
Guy Rolfe He was 41, 91 years old when he died as Ned Seymour
Alan Napier He was 50, 85 years old when he died as Robert Tyrwhitt
Ivan Triesault He was 54, 81 years old when he died as Danish Envoy
Robert Arthur He was 43, 76 years old when he died as Barnaby
Noreen Corcoran She was 9, 72 years old when she died as Bess as a child

Young Bess Crew

Name Department
Charles Rosher as Director of Photography. He was 67 (88) years old when He died Camera
Jan Lustig as Writer. He was 50 (76) years old when He died Writing
George Sidney as Director. He was 36 (85) years old when He died Directing
Arthur Wimperis as Screenplay. He was 78 (78) years old when He died Writing
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Young Bess (71 years)

A Great and Spectacular Drama!

  • Release day: Friday, May 29, 1953
  • Runtime: 112 minutes