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Five Fave Ava Gardner Films” (pre-1970**)

by XLUVMARY created on Jul 5, 2013 (a list of 5 films )
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5 of my favorite earlier Ava Gardner films.
1. Mogambo
Mogambo is a 1953 film directed by John Ford, featuring Clark Gable, Ava Gardner, Grace Kelly and Donald Sinden. The film was adapted by John Lee Mahin from the play by Wilson Collison.Kelly won a Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actress (1954), and the film was nominated for two Oscars, Best Actres... read more...
2. The Barefoot Contessa
The Barefoot Contessa is a 1954 film about the life and loves of fictional Spanish sex symbol Maria Vargas. It was written and directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz and stars Humphrey Bogart, Ava Gardner and Edmond O'Brien.For his performance, O'Brien won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. Mank... read more...
3. The Sun Also Rises
The Sun Also Rises is a 1957 film adaptation of the Ernest Hemingway novel of the same name, with the screenplay written by Peter Viertel. It starred Tyrone Power, Ava Gardner, Mel Ferrer and Errol Flynn. Much of it was filmed on location in France and Spain in Cinemascope and color by Deluxe. A hig... read more...
4. The Night of the Iguana
The Night of the Iguana is a 1964 film based on the 1961 play The Night of the Iguana by Tennessee Williams. Directed by John Huston, it starred Richard Burton, Ava Gardner, and Deborah Kerr. It won the 1964 Academy Award for Best Costume Design, and was nominated for the Academy Awards for Best Art... read more...
5. The Snows of Kilimanjaro
The Snows of Kilimanjaro is a 1952 film based on the short story of the same name by Ernest Hemingway. The film version of the short story was directed by Henry King, and starred Gregory Peck, Ava Gardner, and Susan Hayward.Considered by Hemingway to be one of his finest stories, "The Snows of Kilim... read more...