Die barfüßige Gräfin (1954)
Anlässlich der Trauerfeier zu Maria Vargas Beerdigung lassen die Trauergäste den Aufstieg der spanischen Tänzerin zum Hollywood-Star noch einmal Revue passieren. Ihre steile Karriere hat sie vor allem einem Mann zu verdanken: Harry Dawes, der sie als Regisseur ihres ersten Films zum Ruhm führte. Maria Vargas, der Star des glamourösen tanzenden Hollywoods, war geboren. Trotz diverser zweckmäßiger Liaisons und vieler Kompromisse, die das Leben eines Hollywood-Stars mit sich bringen, möchte sich Maria unbedingt selbst treu bleiben. Auf dem Höhepunkt ihres Ruhms lernt sie jedoch den skrupellosen Produzenten Muldoon kennen...
Der Regisseur: Joseph L. Mankiewicz
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Humphrey Bogart as Harry Dawes |
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Ava Gardner as Maria Vargas |
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Edmond O'Brien as Oscar Muldoon |
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Marius Goring as Alberto Bravano |
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Valentina Cortese as Eleanora Torlato-Favrini |
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Rossano Brazzi as Count Vincenzo Torlato-Favrini |
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Elizabeth Sellars as Jerry |
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Warren Stevens as Kirk Edwards |
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Franco Interlenghi as Pedro Vargas |
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Mari Aldon as Myrna |
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Enzo Staiola as Busboy |
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Bill Fraser as J. Montague Brown |
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Alberto Rabagliati as Proprietor |
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Maria Zanoli as Maria's Mother |
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Renato Chiantoni as Maria's Father |
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John Parrish as Mr. Max Black |
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Jim Gérald as Mr. Blue |
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Diana Decker as Drunken Blonde |
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Riccardo Rioli as Gypsy Dancer |
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Tonio Selwart as Pretender |
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Margaret Anderson as Pretender's Wife |
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Gertrude Flynn as Lulu McGee |
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Bessie Love as Mrs. Eubanks |
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John Horne as Hector Eubanks |
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Ugo Mari as Cigar Smoker in the Night Club (uncredited) |
| Directing | Joseph L. Mankiewicz | Director |
| Production | Forrest E. Johnston | Production Manager |
| Directing | Bernard Vorhaus | Assistant Director |
| Sound | Charles Knott | Sound Recordist |
| Directing | Jean-Pierre Mocky | Assistant Director Trainee |
| Costume & Make-Up | Rosi Gori | Costume Design |
| Production | Michał Waszyński | Production Manager |
| Sound | Peter T. Davies | Sound Recordist |
| Production | Franco Magli | Production Manager |
| Art | Arrigo Equini | Settings |
| Art | Italo Tomassi | Art Department Manager |
| Sound | Claude Hitchcock | Boom Operator |
| Writing | Joseph L. Mankiewicz | Writer |
| Sound | Mario Nascimbene | Original Music Composer |
| Editing | William Hornbeck | Editor |
| Camera | Jack Cardiff | Director of Photography |
| Production | Angelo Rizzoli | Associate Producer |
| Production | Robert Haggiag | Associate Producer |
