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Young Bess Cast & Characters

Young Bess (1953) stars Jean Simmons as Young Bess (Queen Elizabeth I), Stewart Granger as Thomas Seymour and Deborah Kerr as Catherine Parr. The drama movie was released May 29, 1953. Below is the full cast and crew.

NR 1953 · 1h 52m 58 Audience
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Starring Cast
J
Jean Simmons
Young Bess (Queen Elizabeth I)
S
Stewart Granger
Thomas Seymour
D
Deborah Kerr
Catherine Parr
C
Charles Laughton
King Henry VIII
K
Kay Walsh
Mrs. Ashley
G
Guy Rolfe
Ned Seymour
Key crew
Director
George Sidney
Screenplay
Arthur Wimperis , Jan Lustig
Based on
Margaret Irwin
Producers
Sidney Franklin
Music
Miklós Rózsa
Cinematography
Charles Rosher
Editor
Ralph E. Winters
Costume design
Walter Plunkett

Full cast

21 cast members

Crew by department

20 crew members