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The Barefoot Contessa (1954)

APPROVED 128 min  -  Drama | Crime | Mystery  -   29 September 1954 (USA)
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Humphrey Bogart ...
Ava Gardner ...
Edmond O'Brien ...
Marius Goring Marius Goring ...
Valentina Cortese ...
Eleanora Torlato-Favrini (as Valentina Cortesa)
Rossano Brazzi ...
Elizabeth Sellars Elizabeth Sellars ...
Warren Stevens ...
Kirk Edwards
Franco Interlenghi Franco Interlenghi ...
Pedro Vargas
Mari Aldon Mari Aldon ...
Myrna
Alberto Rabagliati Alberto Rabagliati ...
Proprietor
Enzo Staiola Enzo Staiola ...
Busboy
Maria Zanoli Maria Zanoli ...
Maria's Mother
Renato Chiantoni Renato Chiantoni ...
Maria's Father
Bill Fraser Bill Fraser ...
J. Montague Brown
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Storyline

Has-been director Harry Dawes gets a new lease on his career when independently wealthy 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. Millionaire Alberto Bravano takes Maria from Kirk. Count Vincenzo Torlato-Favrini takes Maria from Alberto. Written by Ed Stephan <stephan@cc.wwu.edu>  

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Plot Keywords:

Friend | Millionaire | Dancer | Count | Love  | See more »

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The world's most beautiful animal! See more »

Genres:

Drama | Crime | Mystery | Romance

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Details

Country:

USA | Italy

Language:

English | Spanish | Italian

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

La contessa scalza See more »

Company Credits

Production Co:

Figaro, Transoceanic Film See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

 | (dvd release) (TCM print)

Sound Mix:

Mono (Perspecta Sound encoding) (Western Electric Recording)

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.75 : 1
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Trivia

The character of Maria Vargas is said to be based on Rita Hayworth, who was actually offered the part. Hayworth was a Latina who later married a prince, Prince Aly Khan. However, some elements were taken from Ava Gardner's life as well. The stormy relationship between Maria and the tycoon movie producer Kirk Edwards (Warren Stevens) is based on Gardner's own relationship with billionaire film producer Howard Hughes. See more »

Goofs

Continuity: Standing in the rain at Maria's funeral, Harry's raincoat is notably more drenched before Oscar's dissertation than afterward, when the lapels are suddenly dry. See more »

Quotes

Alberto Bravano: [to Kirk Edwards at the party] Take a drink, my friend, and say what you have in your heart. But you never drink. You never say. Because you are afraid of what you have in your heart!
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Connections

Referenced in The Man Who Loved Women (1977) See more »