The Barefoot Contessa

Sep 29, 1954

2h 8m

★ 6.8

The world's most beautiful animal!

Overview

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.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Figaro Incorporated Production

Transoceanic Film

United Artists

The Barefoot Contessa Trailers

Cast

Harry Dawes

Humphrey Bogart

Maria Vargas

Ava Gardner

Oscar Muldoon

Edmond O'Brien

Alberto Bravano

Marius Goring

Eleanora Torlato-Favrini

Valentina Cortese

Count Vincenzo Torlato-Favrini

Rossano Brazzi

Jerry

Elizabeth Sellars

Kirk Edwards

Warren Stevens

Pedro Vargas

Franco Interlenghi

Myrna

Mari Aldon

Busboy

Enzo Staiola

J. Montague Brown

Bill Fraser

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