Young Bess

Young Bess

Year: 1953

Runtime: 112 mins

Language: English

Director: George Sidney

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Jean Simmons stars as the young Elizabeth, tracing her life from birth through the perilous years that lead to her unexpected coronation at twenty‑five. Charles Laughton returns as the formidable Henry VIII, Deborah Kerr portrays his last wife Catherine Parr, and Stewart Granger appears as Admiral Thomas Seymour. The film blends adventure, romance and court intrigue as the future queen rises from a mother’s execution to England’s greatest monarch.

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