1954·Drama·2h 8m
7.0
★
A washed-up filmmaker gets a second chance at stardom when he discovers stunning peasant Maria Vargas dancing in a Madrid nightclub. Goaded by his producer, the director convinces Maria to screen test for, and then star in, his next big picture. But as the producer's possessive nature and the realities of stardom weigh on Maria, she seeks a genuine lover with whom she can escape.
Directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz
dancer
madrid, spain
count
millionaire
film director
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Cast
Humphrey Bogart
Harry Dawes
Ava Gardner
Maria Vargas
Edmond O'Brien
Oscar Muldoon
Marius Goring
Alberto Bravano
Valentina Cortese
Eleanora Torlato-Favrini
Rossano Brazzi
Count Vincenzo Torlato-Favrini
Elizabeth Sellars
Jerry
Warren Stevens
Kirk Edwards
Franco Interlenghi
Pedro Vargas
Mari Aldon
Myrna
Enzo Staiola
Busboy
Bill Fraser
J. Montague Brown
Crew
Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Director
Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Writer
Mario Nascimbene
Original Music Composer
Jack Cardiff
Director of Photography
Bernard Vorhaus
Assistant Director
Michał Waszyński
Production Manager
Jean-Pierre Mocky
Assistant Director Trainee
Angelo Rizzoli
Associate Producer
Popular Reviews
66 reviews
Kevan Aditra
7.0★ · 03/19/26
even when this movie talks about the character of Maria, we the audience only saw an idea of her visualized through the men of the movie industry
they expected everything from her, they want everything from her, yet we cannot know the actual reasons she is what she is, this movie splits pov’s with several different men in the picture.
harry dawes, oscar, and her soon to be husband.
all these men has a different understanding of Maria and her life’s meaning from what they’ve encountered, but just as she says from the beginning when harry came to pick her up,
the words i speak so simple, cannot exactly express the mind i have for those things exactly
3,5/5
they expected everything from her, they want everything from her, yet we cannot know the actual reasons she is what she is, this movie splits pov’s with several different men in the picture.
harry dawes, oscar, and her soon to be husband.
all these men has a different understanding of Maria and her life’s meaning from what they’ve encountered, but just as she says from the beginning when harry came to pick her up,
the words i speak so simple, cannot exactly express the mind i have for those things exactly
3,5/5
even when this movie talks about the character of Maria, we the audience only saw an idea of her visualized through the men of the movie industry
they expected everything from her, they want everything from her, yet we cannot know the actual reasons she is what she is, this movie splits pov’s with several different men in the picture.
harry dawes, oscar, and her soon to be husband.
all these men has a different understanding of Maria and her life’s meaning from what they’ve encountered, but just as she says from the beginning when harry came to pick her up,
the words i speak so simple, cannot exactly express the mind i have for those things exactly
3,5/5
they expected everything from her, they want everything from her, yet we cannot know the actual reasons she is what she is, this movie splits pov’s with several different men in the picture.
harry dawes, oscar, and her soon to be husband.
all these men has a different understanding of Maria and her life’s meaning from what they’ve encountered, but just as she says from the beginning when harry came to pick her up,
the words i speak so simple, cannot exactly express the mind i have for those things exactly
3,5/5
JulianMarroni
9.0★ · 03/15/26
(I’m gonna say I watched this even though I did miss the first 20 mins)
Again I love any movie that takes place in Italy, and I love Humphrey Bogart
Again I love any movie that takes place in Italy, and I love Humphrey Bogart
(I’m gonna say I watched this even though I did miss the first 20 mins)
Again I love any movie that takes place in Italy, and I love Humphrey Bogart
Again I love any movie that takes place in Italy, and I love Humphrey Bogart
Mauricio
5.0★ · 01/11/26
langweilig aber worth it für ava gardner (one of the most beautiful women oat??) und bogie (successfully gegaslighted dass er gut aussieht) serving friendship und father/daughter!!
langweilig aber worth it für ava gardner (one of the most beautiful women oat??) und bogie (successfully gegaslighted dass er gut aussieht) serving friendship und father/daughter!!
mimi
6.0★ · 12/24/25
i was swooning over bogie's sweater and ava's purple outfit when suddenly it cut to rossano's character confessing that his...dick...was blown off...in combat...?
i was swooning over bogie's sweater and ava's purple outfit when suddenly it cut to rossano's character confessing that his...dick...was blown off...in combat...?
Marianne
10.0★ · 10/18/25
Je voulais mettre 4,5 à cause de la fin mais le film était tellement incroyable que j’ai pas pu 😩 Boghart qui est tu ? Un dieu ?
Je voulais mettre 4,5 à cause de la fin mais le film était tellement incroyable que j’ai pas pu 😩 Boghart qui est tu ? Un dieu ?