The Barefoot Contessa

The Barefoot Contessa

1954 · 128 min · EN · NR · 6.8 (188 votes)
Dir. Joseph L. Mankiewicz · Starring Humphrey Bogart, Ava Gardner, Edmond O'Brien, Marius Goring, Valentina Cortese, Rossano Brazzi · Music Mario Nascimbene

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Drama

Has-been director Harry Dawes gets a new lease on his career when independently wealthy 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.

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A sweeping, tragic romance set against the backdrop of Hollywood's golden age. It's a story of ambition, love found and lost, and the devastating price of creating art. Feels like a classic, star-studded drama.

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