The Barefoot Contessa

• 6.8 Drama
• 1954-09-29
• 128 minutes mins

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.

Starring:

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)

Director:

Joseph L. Mankiewicz

Writer:

Joseph L. Mankiewicz