The Barefoot Contessa // 1954 American drama film trailer
The Barefoot Contessa // 1954 American drama film trailer

The Barefoot Contessa is a 1954 American drama film written and directed by Joseph L.

Mankiewicz about the life and loves of fictional Spanish sex symbol Maria Vargas.

It stars Humphrey Bogart, Ava Gardner, and Edmond O'Brien.

The film's slow-paced plot focuses on social positioning and high-powered politics within the world of film and high society.