Madame Bovary (1949)

  • NR
  • 08/25/1949 (US)
  • Drama, Romance
  • 1h 55m

Whatever it is that French women have ... Madame Bovary had more of it!

Overview

After marrying small-town doctor Charles Bovary, Emma becomes tired of her limited social status and begins to have affairs, first with the young Leon Dupuis and later with the wealthy Rodolphe Boulanger. Eventually, however, her self-involved behavior catches up with her.

Vincente Minnelli

Director

Gustave Flaubert

Novel

Robert Ardrey

Screenplay

Cast

Jennifer Jones's headshot

Jennifer Jones

Emma Bovary
James Mason's headshot

James Mason

Gustave Flaubert
Van Heflin's headshot

Van Heflin

Charles Bovary
Louis Jourdan's headshot

Louis Jourdan

Rodolphe Boulanger
Alf Kjellin's headshot

Alf Kjellin

Leon Dupuis
Gene Lockhart's headshot

Gene Lockhart

J. Homais
Frank Allenby's headshot

Frank Allenby

Lheureux
Gladys Cooper's headshot

Gladys Cooper

Madame Dupuis

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