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The Barefoot Contessa(Movie, 1954)

FSK: 16+ years
| 2h 8min | Genre: Drama
The Barefoot ContessaRating: 3.5/5 (with 8888 votes)
The Barefoot Contessa is a 1954 American drama film written and directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz about the life and loves of fictional Spanish sex symbol Maria Vargas. It stars Humphrey Bogart, Ava Gardner, and Edmond O'Brien. The plot focuses on social positioning and high-powered politics within the world of film and high society. For his performance, O'Brien won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor and the corresponding Golden Globe. Mankiewicz was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay. The majority of the film is explained by Harry Dawes (Bogart), narrating the events, with additional sections narrated by Oscar Muldoon (O'Brien) and Count Vincenzo Torlato-Favrini (Brazzi). ()
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Awards & Nominations for The Barefoot Contessa

Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay

About The Barefoot Contessa

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.

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Additional Information

Production countries: Italy, United States of America (USA)
Plays in: France
Original language: English (EN)
Spoken languages: English (EN), Spanish (ES), Italian (IT)
Translated into 18 languages: Catalan (CA), German (DE), Greek (EL), English (EN), Spanish (ES), Persian (FA), French (FR), Hebrew (HE), Hungarian (HU), Italian (IT), Japanese (JA), Korean (KO), Dutch (NL), Polish (PL), Portuguese (PT), Russian (RU), Swedish (SV), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Status: Released
Release date DE: 04/07/1955 (World premiere: 09/29/1954)
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"A Condessa Descalça"
"La condesa descalza"

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