Madame Bovary

Madame Bovary

115 mins | Drama, Romance | Aug. 25, 1949

Based on the French literary classic, this drama presents author Gustave Flaubert narrating his tale of infidelity and narcissism. After marrying small-town doctor Charles Bovary, Emma becomes tired of her limited social status and begins to have affairs, first with the young Leon Dupuis and later with the wealthy Rodolphe Boulanger. Eventually, however, her self-involved behavior catches up with her.

Madame Bovary

115 mins | Drama, Romance | Aug. 25, 1949

Madame Bovary
Based on the French literary classic, this drama presents author Gustave Flaubert narrating his tale of infidelity and narcissism. After marrying small-town doctor Charles Bovary, Emma becomes tired of her limited social status and begins to have affairs, first with the young Leon Dupuis and later with the wealthy Rodolphe Boulanger. Eventually, however, her self-involved behavior catches up with her.
IMDb rating 7.0
Producers Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Original title Madame Bovary
Directors Vincente Minnelli
Writers Robert Ardrey, Gustave Flaubert

Cast

Jennifer Jones

as Emma Bovary

James Mason

as Gustave Flaubert

Van Heflin

as Charles Bovary

Louis Jourdan

as Rodolphe Boulanger

Alf Kjellin

as Leon Dupuis

Gene Lockhart

as J. Homais

Frank Allenby

as Lheureux

Gladys Cooper

as Madame Dupuis

John Abbott

as Mayor Tuvache

Harry Morgan

as Hyppolite

George Zucco

as Dubocage

Ellen Corby

as Félicité

Eduard Franz

as Rouault

Henri Letondal

as Guillaumin

Esther Somers

as Madame Lefrançois

Paul Cavanagh

as Marquis D'Andervilliers

Frederic Tozere

as Pinard

Larry Sims

as Justin

Dawn Kinney

as Berthe

Vernon Steele

as Priest