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Madame Bovary
Whatever it is that French women have ... Madame Bovary had more of it!
Genres
DramaRomance
Overview
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.
Details
Budget
$2076000
Revenue
$2016000
Runtime
106 min
Release Date
1949-08-25
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
55
Vote Average
6.727
Cast
Meet the talented actors who bring the movie to life.
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
Paul Cavanagh
Marquis D'Andervilliers
Frederic Tozere
Pinard
Larry Sims
Justin
Dawn Kinney
Berthe
Vernon Steele
Priest
Edith Evanson
Mother Superior (uncredited)
Paul Bryar
Bailiff (uncredited)
Edward Keane
Presiding Judge (uncredited)
George Davis
Innkeeper (uncredited)
Florence Auer
Mme. Petree (uncredited)
Karl Johnson
Drunken Guest (uncredited)
Sailor Vincent
Guest (uncredited)
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