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Madame Bovary

1950·1h 54m·Approved
DramaRomance
IMDb Rating
★ 7.0/10
3,334 votes
Metascore
66
Metacritic

A provincial doctor's wife's romantic illusions about life and social status lead her to betray and cheat on her naive husband, take on lovers, and run up ruinous debts.

Madame Bovary is a 1950 drama romance movie directed by Vincente Minnelli, starring James Mason, Van Heflin, Jennifer Jones. It holds an IMDb rating of 7.0/10 from 3,334 votes and runs 1h 54m.

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Director
Vincente Minnelli
Stars
James Mason
Van Heflin
Jennifer Jones
Louis Jourdan
Details
1950-01-23
114 min
Movie
Approved
★ United States
★ English
Keywords
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