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The Barefoot Contessa (1954)

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Has-been director Harry Dawes gets a new lease on his career when the independently wealthy tycoon 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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Cast & Crew

Director
Joseph L. Mankiewicz
  • Profile picture of Humphrey Bogart
    Harry Dawes Humphrey Bogart
  • Profile picture of Ava Gardner
    Maria Vargas Ava Gardner
  • Profile picture of Edmond O'Brien
    Oscar Muldoon Edmond O'Brien
  • Profile picture of Marius Goring
    Alberto Bravano Marius Goring
  • Profile picture of Valentina Cortese
    Eleanora Torlato-Favrini Valentina Cortese
  • Profile picture of Rossano Brazzi
    Count Vincenzo Torlato-Favrini Rossano Brazzi
  • Profile picture of Elizabeth Sellars
    Jerry Elizabeth Sellars
  • Profile picture of Warren Stevens
    Kirk Edwards Warren Stevens

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