Madame Bovary
“Whatever it is that French women have ... Madame Bovary had more of it!”
1949•1h 46m•6.8•Released
DramaRomance
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
Vincente Minnelli
Writer
Robert Ardrey
Budget
$2M
Revenue
$2M
Languages
English
Studio
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Cast
Jennifer Jones
Emma Bovary
James Mason
Gustave Flaubert
Van Heflin
Charles Bovary
Louis Jourdan
Rodolphe Boulanger
Alf Kjellin
Leon Dupuis
Gene Lockhart
J. Homais
Frank Allenby
Lheureux
Gladys Cooper
Madame Dupuis
John Abbott
Mayor Tuvache
Harry Morgan
Hyppolite
George Zucco
Dubocage
Ellen Corby
Félicité
Eduard Franz
Rouault
Henri Letondal
Guillaumin
Esther Somers
Madame Lefrançois
Production
Company
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Producer
Pandro S. Berman
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