Movielogr
Madame Bovary (1968)
Directed by Hans Dieter Schwarze
Overview
Emma Bovary, a dreamy, idealistic woman married to the dull provincial doctor Charles, yearns for the passion and luxury she’s read about in novels. After affairs with Léon and Rodolphe fail to fulfill her fantasies, her compulsive spending leads to crushing debt, and in despair, she decides to take her own life by poisoning.
Length 155 minutes
Actors
Elfriede Irrall | Günter Strack | Dietmar Schönherr | Klaus Schwarzkopf | Karl Lieffen | Sascha Hehn | Klaus Dahlen | Carl Lange | Albert Bessler | Jochen Brockmann | Elert Bode | Rosl Mayr | Joachim Schneider | Heino Hallhuber