Madame Bovary

Aug 25, 1949

1h 46m

★ 6.8

Whatever it is that French women have ... Madame Bovary had more of it!

Overview

In 19th-century France, doctor's wife Emma Bovary seeks to escape her dull provincial life through various extramarital affairs and extravagant spending, leading to tragic consequences.

Genres

Drama

Romance

Production Companies

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

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Cast

Emma Bovary

Jennifer Jones

Gustave Flaubert

James Mason

Charles Bovary

Van Heflin

Rodolphe Boulanger

Louis Jourdan

Leon Dupuis

Alf Kjellin

J. Homais

Gene Lockhart

Lheureux

Frank Allenby

Madame Dupuis

Gladys Cooper

Mayor Tuvache

John Abbott

Hyppolite

Harry Morgan

Dubocage

George Zucco

Félicité

Ellen Corby

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