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    The Barefoot Contessa

    Poster of the movie The Barefoot Contessa
    1954     Romantic drama    
    USA/Italy
    2h 8min
    Original lang: English, Spanish, Italian

    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

    Awards

    Starring

    Humphrey Bogart
    Ava Gardner
    Edmond O'Brien
    Valentina Cortese
    Rossano Brazzi
    Bessie Love
    + MORE

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