Young Bess
1953 film by George Sidney
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Summary
Young Bess is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,796 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Director: George Sidney[3]
- Screenwriter: Jan Lustig[4], Arthur Wimperis[5]
- Composer: Miklós Rózsa[6]
- Genre: biographical film[7], drama film[8], romance film[9]
- Cast member: Jean Simmons[10], Stewart Granger[11], Deborah Kerr[12], Charles Laughton[13], Cecil Kellaway[14], Leo G. Carroll[15], Alan Napier[16], Elaine Stewart[17], Dawn Addams[18], Kay Walsh[19], Guy Rolfe[20], Kathleen Byron[21], Norma Varden[22], Ivan Triesault[23]
- Producer: Sidney Franklin[24]
- Production company: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer[25]
- Director of photography: Charles Rosher[26]
- Original language of film or TV show: English[27]
- Commons category: Young Bess (film)[28]
- Color: color[29]
- Country of origin: United States[30]
- Publication date: January 1, 1953[31]
- Characters: Elizabeth I of England[32], Thomas Seymour, 1st Baron Seymour of Sudeley[33], Catherine Parr[34], Henry VIII of England[35], Edward Seymour, 1st Duke of Somerset[36], Anne Seymour, Duchess of Somerset[37], Edward VI of England[38], Barnaby Fitzpatrick, 2nd Baron of Upper Ossory[39], Robert Tyrwhitt[40], Anne Boleyn[41], Catherine Howard[42], Thomas Cranmer[43], William Paget, 1st Baron Paget[44], Mary I[45]
- Distributed by: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer[46]
- Narrative location: England[47]
- Main subject: Elizabeth I of England[48]
- Film editor: Ralph E. Winters[49]
- Nominated for: Academy Award for Best Costume Design, Color[50], Academy Award for Best Art Direction, Color[51]
- Title: Young Bess[52]
- FSK film rating: FSK 12[53]
- Duration: 112 minutes[54]
- Set in period: 16th century[55]
- Costume designer: Walter Plunkett[56]
Why It Matters
Young Bess has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[57] It is known by 27 alternative names across languages and contexts.[58]