Madame Bovary
Drama, Romance, 1949
Based on the French literary classic, this drama presents author Gustave Flaubert narrating his tale of infidelity and narcissism. After marrying small-town doctor Charles Bovary, Emma becomes tired of her limited social status and begins to have affairs, first with the young Leon Dupuis and later with the wealthy Rodolphe Boulanger. Eventually, however, her self-involved behavior catches up with her.
Top 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
Paul Cavanagh
Marquis D'Andervilliers
Vernon Steele
Priest
