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The Barefoot Contessa

1954, Movie, NR, 128 mins

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THE BAREFOOT CONTESSA is one of those movies that one remembers as better than they actually were. O'Brien won an Oscar for his role and Joe Mankiewicz was nominated as writer, but that's about it. A very complex story finds Gardner dancing in a Madrid nightclub. Stevens has hired Bogart, a faded director, to write and direct a movie about a glamorous woman. Gardner likes Bogart and hates Stevens but agrees to make the movie. She is an instant star. Stevens, in a thinly disg... read more leave a comment
A Spanish dancer becomes an international star but still longs to get her feet in the dirt in The Barefoot Contessa (1954) starring Ava Gardner.
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Posted: 8/1/2008
With extraordinary beauty, talent and grace, Spanish dancer Maria Vargas (Ava Gardner) was born to be a star. Aided by American movie director Harry Dawes (Humphrey Bogart), she attains great success and fortune in Hollywood's land of dreams. But, though she gives her all for stardom, there is one thing Maria will never compromise -her soul. No matter what the cost, The Barefoot Contessa will dance to no one's music but her own.
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Length: 02:10:04
Posted: 1/1/2008
With extraordinary beauty, talent and grace, Spanish dancer Maria Vargas (Ava Gardner) was born to be a star. Aided by American movie director Harry Dawes (Humphrey Bogart), she attains great success and fortune in Hollywood's land of dreams. But, though she gives her all for stardom, there is one thing Maria will never compromise her soul. No matter what the cost, The Barefoot Contessa will dance to no one's music but her own.
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Length: 02:11:00
Posted: 1/25/2008
With extraordinary beauty, talent and grace, Spanish dancer Maria Vargas (Ava Gardner) was born to be a star. Aided by American movie director Harry Dawes (Humphrey Bogart), she attains great success and fortune in Hollywood's land of dreams. But, though she gives her all for stardom, there is one thing Maria will never compromise her soul. No matter what the cost, The Barefoot Contessa will dance to no one's music but her own.
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Length: 02:11:00
Posted: 1/24/2008
Year: 1954
Rated NR

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Cast
Humphrey Bogart: Harry Dawes
Ava Gardner: Maria Vargas
Edmond O'Brien: Oscar Muldoon
Marius Goring: Alberto Bravano
Valentina Cortese: Eleanora Torlato-Favrini
Rossano Brazzi: Vincenzo Torlato-Favrini

 

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