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Key Information
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| Directors: |
Joseph L. Mankiewicz |
| Stars: |
Humphrey Bogart |
| Actors: |
Mari Aldon |
| Genre: |
Dramas |
| Subgenre: |
Recommended · Romances · Love Story |
| MPAA Rating: |
Not Rated |
| Available Formats: |
VHS |
| UPC: |
027616577832 |
| Release Date: |
1954 |
| Running Time: |
2hr 8min |
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Languages
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| Original Language: |
English |
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DVD Editions
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Format: DVD, 2hr 10min
Release Company: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (June 19, 2001)
UPC: 027616862693 |
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VHS Editions
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Format: VHS, 2hr 8min
UPC: 027616211637 |
| More Information |
| Details: |
In one of the last films before his death in 1957, Humphrey Bogart plays washed-up film director Harry Dawes, who sees another chance at success when he meets Spanish dancer Maria Vargas (Ava Gardner) and recognizes her star potential. Harry's willingness to let Maria keep her independence, and his steadfast character, wins him her undying friendship; the two weather the Hollywood seas, made stormy by Maria's own tempestuous spirit and the greedy nature of the film business. Maria's final break from Hollywood throws her into the arms of a Prince Charming whose secrets lead her down a destructive path. Impatience with Hollywood is evident in every line of director-writer Joseph L. Mankiewicz's dialogue (as in the unforgettable ALL ABOUT EVE), but he carefully plants the seeds of Maria's decline in her character rather than simplistically painting her fate as a reaction to fame. Bogart, in an role atypical for him of platonic friend to his female costar, is the touchstone of the movie and its most sympathe... |
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