Madame Bovary

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Madame Bovary

1969

1h 31m

5.8(11 votes)

Drama

Overview

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.

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15 members

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Edwige Fenech

Emma Bovary

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Gerhard Riedmann

Dr. Charles Bovary

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Franco Ressel

Adolphe Lheureus

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Peter Carsten

Rudolf Boulanger

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Gianni Dei

Leon Dupuis

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Rossana Rovere

Unknown Role

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Franco Borelli

Vicomte Gaston Fresnaye

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Patrizia Adiutori

Brigitte, die Nymphe

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Maria Pia Conte

Felicitas

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Edda Ferronao

Anastasia

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Luigi Bonos

Herzog von Artois

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Jimmi Piazza

Unknown Role

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Poldi Waraschitz

Butler

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Manja Golec

Madeleine (uncredited)

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Gennarino Pappagalli

Waiter (uncredited)

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