The Barefoot Contessa (1954)

  • NR
  • 09/29/1954 (US)
  • Drama
  • 2h 8m

The world's most beautiful animal!

Overview

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.

Joseph L. Mankiewicz

Director, Writer

Cast

Humphrey Bogart's headshot

Humphrey Bogart

Harry Dawes
Ava Gardner's headshot

Ava Gardner

Maria Vargas
Edmond O'Brien's headshot

Edmond O'Brien

Oscar Muldoon
Marius Goring's headshot

Marius Goring

Alberto Bravano
Valentina Cortese's headshot

Valentina Cortese

Eleanora Torlato-Favrini
Rossano Brazzi's headshot

Rossano Brazzi

Count Vincenzo Torlato-Favrini
Elizabeth Sellars's headshot

Elizabeth Sellars

Jerry
Warren Stevens's headshot

Warren Stevens

Kirk Edwards

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