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Young Bess

George Sidney

1953 • 1h 52m

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 tapest...

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Cast

Jean Simmons

Jean SimmonsYoung Bess (Queen Elizabeth I)

Stewart Granger

Stewart GrangerThomas Seymour

Deborah Kerr

Deborah KerrCatherine Parr

Charles Laughton

Charles LaughtonKing Henry VIII

Kay Walsh

Kay WalshMrs. Ashley

Guy Rolfe

Guy RolfeNed Seymour

Kathleen Byron

Kathleen ByronAnn Seymour

Cecil Kellaway

Cecil KellawayMr. Parry

Rex Thompson

Rex ThompsonPrince Edward / King Edward VI

Robert Arthur

Robert ArthurBarnaby

Leo G. Carroll

Leo G. CarrollMr. Mums

Norma Varden

Norma VardenLady Tyrwhitt

Alan Napier

Alan NapierRobert Tyrwhitt

Noreen Corcoran

Noreen CorcoranBess as a child

Ivan Triesault

Ivan TriesaultDanish Envoy

Crew

Arthur Wimperis

Arthur WimperisScreenplay

George Sidney

George SidneyDirector

Charles Rosher

Charles RosherDirector of Photography

Sydney Guilaroff

Sydney GuilaroffHairstylist

A. Arnold Gillespie

A. Arnold GillespieSpecial Effects

William Tuttle

William TuttleMakeup Artist

Walter Plunkett

Walter PlunkettCostume Design

Ralph E. Winters

Ralph E. WintersEditor

Edwin B. Willis

Edwin B. WillisSet Decoration

Miklós Rózsa

Miklós RózsaOriginal Music Composer

Sidney Franklin

Sidney FranklinProducer

Cedric Gibbons

Cedric GibbonsArt Direction

Douglas Shearer

Douglas ShearerRecording Supervision

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