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The Barefoot Contessa

The world's most beautiful animal!

1954 · NR · 2h 8m

Directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz

6.8

TMDB audience score
289 votes, out of 10

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Synopsis

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.

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Cast

  • 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