Young Bess (1953)
Directed by George Sidney · 112 min · Drama, History, Romance
20.9 TOPICAL score · #4,429 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →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.
Young Bess (1953, directed by George Sidney) has a TOPICAL score of 20.9 - ranked 4,429 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on cast and awards, and lowest on historical impact. It won 0 awards from 2 nominations. Audiences: TMDB 5.8/10 (22 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 17 languages.
Why this score
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- AudienceTMDB 5.8/10 (22 ratings)
- Awards0 wins, 2 nominations
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 17 languages
- Still read6,390 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Jean Simmons (actor #437), Stewart Granger (actor #1,835), Deborah Kerr (actor #219), Charles Laughton (actor #394)