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Madame Bovary
Madame Bovary

Madame Bovary

Whatever it is that French women have ... Madame Bovary had more of it!

Genres

DramaRomance

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A frivolous country girl married to a naïve small-town doctor goes down the path of destruction when she grows tired of her limited social status.

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Budget

$2076000

Revenue

$2016000

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

106 mins

Rating

6.8/10

Release Date

25 August 1949

Country

United States of America

Cast

Jennifer Jones

Jennifer Jones

Emma Bovary

James Mason

James Mason

Gustave Flaubert

Van Heflin

Van Heflin

Charles Bovary

Louis Jourdan

Louis Jourdan

Rodolphe Boulanger

Alf Kjellin

Alf Kjellin

Leon Dupuis

Gene Lockhart

Gene Lockhart

J. Homais

Frank Allenby

Frank Allenby

Lheureux

Gladys Cooper

Gladys Cooper

Madame Dupuis

John Abbott

John Abbott

Mayor Tuvache

Harry Morgan

Harry Morgan

Hyppolite

George Zucco

George Zucco

Dubocage

Ellen Corby

Ellen Corby

Félicité

Eduard Franz

Eduard Franz

Rouault

Henri Letondal

Henri Letondal

Guillaumin

Esther Somers

Esther Somers

Madame Lefrançois

Paul Cavanagh

Paul Cavanagh

Marquis D'Andervilliers

Frederic Tozere

Frederic Tozere

Pinard

Larry Sims

Larry Sims

Justin

Dawn Kinney

Dawn Kinney

Berthe

Vernon Steele

Vernon Steele

Priest

Edith Evanson

Edith Evanson

Mother Superior (uncredited)

Paul Bryar

Paul Bryar

Bailiff (uncredited)

Edward Keane

Edward Keane

Presiding Judge (uncredited)

George Davis

George Davis

Innkeeper (uncredited)

Florence Auer

Florence Auer

Mme. Petree (uncredited)

Karl Johnson

Karl Johnson

Drunken Guest (uncredited)

Sailor Vincent

Sailor Vincent

Guest (uncredited)

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