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Following the execution of her mother, Anne Boleyn (Elaine Stewart), for infidelity, Elizabeth (Jean Simmons) is exiled to Hatfield House and declared illegitimate (thereby losing her place in line of succession the throne) by her father, Henry VIII of England (Charles Laughton). She is accompanied by her loyal servants, Mr. Parry (Cecil Kellaway) and her governess Mrs. Ashley (Kay Walsh). Over the years, her position rises and falls on the whim of her father.

Young Bess is a 1953 drama. It has received mostly positive reviews from critics and viewers, who have given it an IMDb score of 6.6.