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The Barefoot Contessa
A washed-up filmmaker gets a second chance at stardom when he discovers stunning peasant Maria Vargas dancing in a Madrid nightclub. Goaded by his producer, the director convinces Maria to screen test for, and then star in, his next big picture. But as the producer's possessive nature and the realities of stardom weigh on Maria, she seeks a genuine lover with whom she can escape.
1954 · Directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz · 128 min · Drama · 11 frames
Tagline
The world's most beautiful animal!
Crew
- Written by: Joseph L. Mankiewicz
- Cinematography: Jack Cardiff
- Edited by: William Hornbeck
- Music: Mario Nascimbene
Cast
- Humphrey Bogart as Harry Dawes
- Ava Gardner as Maria Vargas
- Edmond O'Brien as Oscar Muldoon
- Marius Goring as Alberto Bravano
- Valentina Cortese as Eleanora Torlato-Favrini
- Rossano Brazzi as Count Vincenzo Torlato-Favrini
- Elizabeth Sellars as Jerry
- Warren Stevens as Kirk Edwards
- Franco Interlenghi as Pedro Vargas
- Mari Aldon as Myrna
Production
- Country: United States of America, Italy
- Language: Spanish, English, Italian
- Studios: Figaro Incorporated Production, Transoceanic Film, United Artists
- Box office: $6,600,000
- Themes: dancer, madrid, spain, count, millionaire, film director
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