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The barefoot contessa [videorecording]

Title
The barefoot contessa [videorecording]
Publication
1954.

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Additional Authors
  • Gardner, Ava, 1922-1990
  • Rioli, Riccardo
  • Bogart, Humphrey, 1899-1957
  • O'Brien, Edmond, 1915-1985
  • Brazzi, Rossano, 1916-1994
  • Goring, Marius, 1912-1998
  • Mankiewicz, Joseph L.
Subject
Motion pictures. The barefoot contessa
Note
  • Motion picture originally produced by Figaro Incorporated and released in 1954 by United Artists; re-released as a videocassette in 1990 by MGM/UA Home Video, Culver City, California. Writer/director: Joseph L. Mankiewicz.
  • Music: Mario Nascimbene. Scenery: Arrigo Equini. Gowns: Fontana.
Performer (note)
  • Ava Gardner (Maria Vargas, later Maria Damata), Humphrey Bogart (Harry Dawes), Edmond O'Brien (Oscar Muldoon), Marius Goring (Alberto Bravano), Valentina Cortesa (Eleanora), Rossano Brazzi (Vincenzo), and others, including Riccardo Rioli as a gypsy dancer.
Call Number
*MGZIA 4-1332
ISBN
0792804406
OCLC
  • 80124966
  • NYPY926006176-F
Title
The barefoot contessa [videorecording]
Imprint
1954.
Description
1 cassette. 131 min. : sd. color NTSC. ; 1/2 in. (VHS)
Cast
Ava Gardner (Maria Vargas, later Maria Damata), Humphrey Bogart (Harry Dawes), Edmond O'Brien (Oscar Muldoon), Marius Goring (Alberto Bravano), Valentina Cortesa (Eleanora), Rossano Brazzi (Vincenzo), and others, including Riccardo Rioli as a gypsy dancer.
Summary
Drama about a Spanish nightclub dancer who is made into a film star by an American director. The opening scene, which purportedly portrays Maria Vargas's nightclub act, contains only a glimpse of hands holding castanets. Later in the film, Maria performs a brief dance with Rioli in a gypsy encampment.
Local Subject
Motion pictures. The barefoot contessa.
Added Author
Gardner, Ava, 1922-1990, actor.
Rioli, Riccardo. Performer
Bogart, Humphrey, 1899-1957, actor.
O'Brien, Edmond, 1915-1985, actor.
Brazzi, Rossano, 1916-1994. Actor
Goring, Marius, 1912-1998. Actor
Mankiewicz, Joseph L., film director.
Mankiewicz, Joseph L., screenwriter.
Research Call Number
*MGZIA 4-1332
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