Young Bess

Young Bess
Young Bess
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Directed by	George Sidney
Written by	Jan Lustig; Arthur Wimperis
Based on	Young Bess; 1944 novel; by Margaret Irwin
Produced by	Sidney Franklin
Starring	Jean Simmons; Stewart Granger; Deborah Kerr; Charles Laughton
Cinematography	Charles Rosher
Edited by	Ralph E. Winters
Music by	Miklós Rózsa
Color process	Technicolor
Production; company	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Distributed by	Loew's Inc.
Release dates	May 21, 1953 (Radio City Music Hall); May 29, 1953 (US);
Running time	112 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$2,423,000
Box office	$4,095,000

Young Bess is a 1953 Technicolor biographical film made by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer about the early life of Elizabeth I, from her turbulent childhood to the eve of her accession to the throne of England. It stars Jean Simmons as Elizabeth and Stewart Granger as Thomas Seymour, with Charles Laughton as Elizabeth's father, Henry VIII, a part he had played 20 years before in The Private Life of Henry VIII. The film was directed by George Sidney and produced by Sidney Franklin, from a screenplay by Jan Lustig [de] and Arthur Wimperis based on the novel of the same title by Margaret Irwin (1944).

^ "Of Local Origin". The New York Times: 39. May 21, 1953.
^ ^a ^b 'The Eddie Mannix Ledger', Margaret Herrick Library, Center for Motion Picture Study, Los Angeles