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A high point in the already success-laden career of writer-director Joseph L. Mankiewicz (A Letter to Three Wives, All About Eve), and one of the most glamorous and extravagant films from Hollywood’s Golden Age, The Barefoot Contessa is a tragic drama about the tumultuous rise and fall of fictional Hollywood actress Maria Vargas (Ava Gardner).Humphrey Bogart plays down on his luck writer and director Harry Dawes, reduced to working for an egotistical and abusive producer, Kirk Edwards (Warren Stevens). Whilst scouting for the female lead in his new movie, Dawes meets the beautiful and charismatic Maria Vargas, a barefooted flamenco dancer, in a Madrid night club and convinces her to star in his movie. Maria is an overnight sensation, but cannot find satisfaction in the shallow world of Hollywood, and the men in her life who treat her as nothing more than a commodity.Also featuring Edmund O’Brien in an Oscar winning role as a duplicitous publicist, and featuring cinematography from the legendary Jack Cardiff, The Barefoot Contessa was a massive success upon release, and The Masters of Cinema Series is proud to present the film in a special Dual Format edition, that includes the film on Blu-ray for the first time in the UK.
Original Release
09/30/1954
US Release
09/30/1954
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Humphrey Bogart | Harry Dawes |
Ava Gardner | Maria Vargas |
Edmond O'Brien | Oscar Muldoon |
Marius Goring | Alberto Bravano |
Valentina Cortese | Eleanora Torlato-Favrini |
Rossano Brazzi | Count Vincenzo Torlato-Favrini |
Elizabeth Sellars | Jerry |
Warren Stevens | Kirk Edwards |
Franco Interlenghi | Pedro Vargas |
Mari Aldon | Myrna |
Directors
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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Humphrey Bogart | Harry Dawes |
Ava Gardner | Maria Vargas |
Edmond O'Brien | Oscar Muldoon |
Marius Goring | Alberto Bravano |
Valentina Cortese | Eleanora Torlato-Favrini |
Rossano Brazzi | Count Vincenzo Torlato-Favrini |
Elizabeth Sellars | Jerry |
Warren Stevens | Kirk Edwards |
Franco Interlenghi | Pedro Vargas |
Mari Aldon | Myrna |
Alberto Rabagliati | Proprietor |
Enzo Staiola | Busboy |
Maria Zanoli | Maria's Mother |
Renato Chiantoni | Maria's Father |
Bill Fraser | J. Montague Brown |
John Parrish | Mr. Max Black |
Jim Gérald | Mr. Blue |
Diana Decker | Drunken Blonde |
Riccardo Rioli | Gypsy Dancer |
Tonio Selwart | Pretender |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Robert Haggiag | Producer |
Franco Magli | Producer |
Angelo Rizzoli | Producer |
Editors
Year | Type | Category | Won |
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1955 | Oscar | Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Won |
1955 | Oscar | Best Writing, Story and Screenplay | Nominated |
1955 | Golden Globe | Best Supporting Actor | Won |