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The Barefoot Contessa

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The life of a beautiful peasant dancer turned popular actress unfolds via flashbacks recalled by mourners at her funeral, including the director whose career she saved, a press agent who witnessed her tumultuous relationship and her troubled husband whose wedding-night confession devastated her. Director Joseph L. Mankiewicz's screenplay was Oscar nominated.

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Awards

  • 1955 - Golden Globe - Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture - winner
  • 1955 - Writers Guild Awards - Drama - nominated
  • 1954 - Oscar - Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role - winner
  • 1954 - Oscar - Best Writing (Story and Screenplay) - nominated

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Ava Gardner
Maria Vargas
Humphrey Bogart
Harry Dawes
Edmond O'Brien
Muldoon

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