Movie
The Barefoot Contessa
Overview
A washed-up filmmaker gets a second chance at stardom when he discovers stunning peasant Maria Vargas dancing in a Madrid nightclub. Goaded by his producer, the director convinces Maria to screen test for, and then star in, his next big picture. But as the producer's possessive nature and the realities of stardom weigh on Maria, she seeks a genuine lover with whom she can escape.
Details
- Release date
- 1954-09-29
- Runtime
- 128 min
- Genres
- Drama
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Figaro Incorporated Production, Transoceanic Film, United Artists
- Country
- United States of America, Italy
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Humphrey Bogart as Harry Dawes
- Ava Gardner as Maria Vargas
- Edmond O'Brien as Oscar Muldoon
- Marius Goring as Alberto Bravano
- Valentina Cortese as Eleanora Torlato-Favrini
- Rossano Brazzi as Count Vincenzo Torlato-Favrini
- Elizabeth Sellars as Jerry
- Warren Stevens as Kirk Edwards
- Franco Interlenghi as Pedro Vargas
- Mari Aldon as Myrna
- Enzo Staiola as Busboy
- Bill Fraser as J. Montague Brown
Crew
- Joseph L. Mankiewicz - Director
- Joseph L. Mankiewicz - Writer
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