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    The Barefoot Contessa

    Poster of the movie The Barefoot Contessa [1954]
    1954     Romantic drama    
    2h 8min
    6.0
    3 user reviews

    Ava Gardner's "Maria," a nightclub dancer from Madrid, coaxed to unhappy movie stardom for her great beauty. Told in flashbacks, the film charts Maria's hurtling journey into the vortex of fame, a story that gives Gardner perhaps her greatest role.

    Directed byJoseph L. Mankiewicz
    Written byJoseph L. Mankiewicz
    CompanyUnited Artists ClassicsUnited Artists ClassicsUnited Artists Classics
    Original lang.English, Spanish, Italian
    CountryUSA/Italy

    Awards

    1 Oscar
    + 1 nomination
    1 Golden Globe

    Starring

    Humphrey Bogart
    Ava Gardner
    Edmond O'Brien
    Valentina Cortese
    Rossano Brazzi
    Bessie Love
    Marius Goring
    Elizabeth Sellars
    Warren Stevens
    Franco Interlenghi
    Mari Aldon
    Alberto Rabagliati
    Enzo Staiola
    Maria Zanoli
    Renato Chiantoni
    Bill Fraser
    John Parrish
    Jim Gérald
    Diana Decker
    Riccardo Rioli
    Tonio Selwart
    Margaret Anderson
    Gertrude Flynn
    John Horne
    Robert Christopher

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