Ava Gardner, Edmond O'Brien, Humphrey Bogart

A Madrid nightclub dancer is discovered by a Hollywood director and his studio head. She is brought to the US and turned into a star, but her cavorting ways with men get her into trouble.

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Unrated, 2 hrs. 8 min.

Directed by: Joseph L. Mankiewicz

Release Date: January 1, 1954

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DVD Release Date: June 19, 2001

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  • August 24, 2009
    Boring for the most part.
  • August 20, 2009
    I loved it and the ending made me cry. Joy and pain.
  • July 5, 2009
    why is she barefooted???
  • April 11, 2009
    Not even Bogie and Gardner's impeccable acting could save this film from being too long and a tad melodramatic.
  • December 29, 2008
    So I put this movie on to soak up some time. Ended up plopped right in front of it trying to hear over the kids. The story really takes you for a ride in the mystery that is Maria or The Barefoot Contessa. I would say that the most touching part other than Bogey's role is the end...( read more) scene where he takes her shoes off and just holds her. Ava Gardner really is angel like in all of her distinguished beauty.
  • December 7, 2008
    This is a good movie

    Plot: Movie director Harry Dawes (Humphrey Bogart), in a sequence of flashbacks, ponders the life of ravishing Tinseltown star Maria Vargas (Ava Gardner). A flamenco dancer at a two-bit cabaret when a trio ...( read more read more... )of showbiz VIPs discov...( read more)ers her, Maria finds fame, fortune and love in the blink of an eye. It appears at first glance that Maria has it all, but her tempestuous nature and a devastating secret in her marriage to an Italian count give rise to tragedy.
  • August 29, 2008
    This movie far exceeded my expactations. Eva's character was so lost...it was heartbreaking. And i love the relationship her and Bogart had.
  • August 29, 2008
    Behtarin naghshe Ava Gardner va Boggey
  • May 16, 2008
    Ava Gardner steals the show; she is absolutley amazing in this! A very good film - worth watching.
  • April 28, 2008
    Great cast and good story but it misses somewhat and is rather plodding. Good try though.

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