Madame Bovary
Whatever it is that French women have ... Madame Bovary had more of it!
1949 · 1h 46m · PASSED
Drama, Romance
Directed by
Vincente Minnelli
Overview
In 19th-century France, doctor's wife Emma Bovary seeks to escape her dull provincial life through various extramarital affairs and extravagant spending, leading to tragic consequences.
Director and cast
- Vincente Minnelli Director
- Jennifer Jones as Emma Bovary
- James Mason as Gustave Flaubert
- Van Heflin as Charles Bovary
- Louis Jourdan as Rodolphe Boulanger
- Alf Kjellin as Leon Dupuis
- Gene Lockhart as J. Homais
- Frank Allenby as Lheureux
- Gladys Cooper as Madame Dupuis
- John Abbott as Mayor Tuvache
- Harry Morgan as Hyppolite
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