Madame Bovary (1949)

  • NR
  • 08/25/1949 (US)
  • Drama, Romance
  • 1h 46m

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

Overview

In 19th-century France, doctor's wife Emma Bovary seeks to escape her dull provincial life through various extramarital affairs and extravagant spending, leading to tragic consequences.

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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