The Barefoot Contessa

The Barefoot Contessa

128 mins | Drama | Sept. 29, 1954

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.

The Barefoot Contessa

128 mins | Drama | Sept. 29, 1954

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.
IMDb rating 6.9
Producers United Artists, Figaro, Transoceanic Film
Original title The Barefoot Contessa
Directors Bernard Vorhaus, Jean-Pierre Mocky, Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Writers Joseph L. Mankiewicz

Cast

Humphrey Bogart

as Harry Dawes

Ava Gardner

as Maria Vargas

Edmond O'Brien

as Oscar Muldoon

Marius Goring

as Alberto Bravano

Valentina Cortese

as Eleanora Torlato-Favrini

Rossano Brazzi

as Count Vincenzo Torlato-Favrini

Warren Stevens

as Kirk Edwards

Franco Interlenghi

as Pedro Vargas

Mari Aldon

as Myrna

Enzo Staiola

as Busboy

Bill Fraser

as J. Montague Brown

Alberto Rabagliati

as Proprietor

Maria Zanoli

as Maria's Mother

Renato Chiantoni

as Maria's Father

John Parrish

as Mr. Max Black

Jim GĂ©rald

as Mr. Blue

Diana Decker

as Drunken Blonde

Riccardo Rioli

as Gypsy Dancer

Tonio Selwart

as Pretender

Margaret Anderson

as Pretender's Wife

Gertrude Flynn

as Lulu McGee

Bessie Love

as Mrs. Eubanks

John Horne

as Hector Eubanks

Ugo Mari

as Cigar Smoker in the Night Club (uncredited)