The Barefoot Contessa (1954) | |
| Director(s) | Joseph L. Mankiewicz |
| Producer(s) | Robert Haggiag (associate), Angelo Rizzoli (associate), Franco Magli (associate uncredited) |
| Top Genres | Crime, Drama, Mystery, Romance |
| Top Topics | Fame, Romance (Drama) |
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The Barefoot Contessa Overview:
The Barefoot Contessa (1954) was a Drama - Crime Film directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz and produced by Franco Magli, Angelo Rizzoli and Robert Haggiag.
Academy Awards 1954 --- Ceremony Number 27 (source: AMPAS)
| Award | Recipient | Result |
| Best Supporting Actor | Edmond O'Brien | Won |
| Best Writing | Joseph L. Mankiewicz | Nominated |
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The Barefoot Contessa (1954)
By Beatrice on Dec 30, 2015 From Flickers in TimeThe Barefoot Contessa Directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz Written by Joseph L. Mankiewicz 1954/USA Figaro/Transoceanic Film First viewing/Amazon Instant #288 of 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die Harry Dawes: Ah, where is it easy? Mankiewicz takes a melodramatic look behind the “glamour... Read full article
The Barefoot Contessa – 1954
By Bogart Fan on Oct 13, 2013 From The Bogie Film BlogMy Review —A Good Film with a Few Hiccups— Your Bogie Film Fix: out of 5 Bogies! Director: Joseph L. Mankiewicz The Lowdown A millionaire playboy (Warren Stevens) hires a has-been film director (Bogart) to find a fresh new face from Spain (Ava Gardner) and put her in a film. Thus beg... Read full article
The Barefoot Contessa
By Michael on Apr 29, 2013 From Le Mot du CinephiliaqueThe Barefoot Contessa (Joseph L. Mankiewicz, 1954) Starring Ava Gardner as the contessa and Humphrey Bogart as the has been movie director, this story was known as based on Rita Hayworth’s life but as some Film historian recalled it is more probably based on Anne Chevalier’s (actress of... Read full article
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Harry Dawes: "Life, every now and then, behaves as though it had seen too many bad movies, when everything fits too well - the beginning, the middle, the end - from fade-in to fade-out."
Maria Vargas: In Hollywood, it is not easy to become a star.
Harry Dawes: Ah, where is it easy?
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Facts about
The name "Lloyd Richards" appears on the marquee of Maria's first film. "Lloyd Richards" is the name of Margo Channing's playwright friend in All About Eve, also by written and directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz.
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