Madame Bovary

Madame Bovary

Madame Bovary

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Madame Bovary

1937

1h 35m

4.8(6 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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Pola Negri

Emma Bovary

Pola Negri

Acting

Aribert Wäscher

Charles Bovary

Aribert Wäscher

Acting

Ferdinand Marian

Rodolphe Boulanger

Ferdinand Marian

Acting

Paul Bildt

L'heureux

Paul Bildt

Acting

Katharina Brauren

Madame Homais

Katharina Brauren

Acting

Rudolf Klein-Rogge

Prof. Canivet

Rudolf Klein-Rogge

Acting

Georg H. Schnell

Marquis de Andervillier

Georg H. Schnell

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