The Barefoot Contessa (1954)
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.
Director: 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 |
