The Barefoot Contessa (1954)
2h 8m
Running Time
September 29, 1954Release Date
The Barefoot Contessa (1954)
2h 8m
Running Time
September 29, 1954Release Date
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Plot.
Has-been director Harry Dawes gets a new lease on his career when the independently wealthy tycoon Kirk Edwards hires him to write and direct a film. They go to Madrid to find Maria Vargas, a dancer who will star in the film.
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Cast & Crew.
Humphrey Bogart
Harry Dawes
Ava Gardner
Maria Vargas
Edmond O'Brien
Oscar Muldoon
Marius Goring
Alberto Bravano
Valentina Cortese
Eleanora Torlato-Favrini
Rossano Brazzi
Count Vincenzo Torlato-Favrini
Elizabeth Sellars
Jerry
Warren Stevens
Kirk Edwards
Franco Interlenghi
Pedro Vargas
Mari Aldon
Myrna
Enzo Staiola
Busboy
Bill Fraser
J. Montague Brown
Alberto Rabagliati
Proprietor
Maria Zanoli
Maria's Mother
Renato Chiantoni
Maria's Father
John Parrish
Mr. Max Black
Jim Gérald
Mr. Blue
Diana Decker
Drunken Blonde
Riccardo Rioli
Gypsy Dancer
Tonio Selwart
Pretender
Margaret Anderson
Pretender's Wife
Gertrude Flynn
Lulu McGee
Bessie Love
Mrs. Eubanks
John Horne
Hector Eubanks
Ugo Mari
Cigar Smoker in the Night Club (uncredited)
Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Director / Writer
Forrest E. Johnston
Production Manager
Bernard Vorhaus
Assistant Director
Charles Knott
Sound Recordist
Jean-Pierre Mocky
Assistant Director Trainee
Rosi Gori
Costume Design
Michał Waszyński
Production Manager
Media.
Details.
Release DateSeptember 29, 1954
StatusReleased
Running Time2h 8m
Content RatingNR
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This Movie Is About.
dancer
madrid
count
millionaire
film director
Wiki.
The Barefoot Contessa is a 1954 American drama film written and directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz about the life and loves of fictional Spanish sex symbol Maria Vargas. It stars Ava Gardner, Humphrey Bogart, and Edmond O'Brien. The plot focuses on social positioning and high-powered politics within the world of film and high society.
For his performance, O'Brien won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor and the corresponding Golden Globe. Mankiewicz was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay.
The majority of the film is explained by Harry Dawes (Bogart), narrating the events, with additional sections narrated by Oscar Muldoon (O'Brien) and Count Vincenzo Torlato-Favrini (Brazzi).
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