FILM: The Barefoot Contessa, 1pm, C4 ***

HUMPHREY Bogart is on fine form as a jaded movie director who discovers a fiery flamenco dancer played by Ava Gardner (pictured) and transforms her into a shimmering star of the silver screen.

00:00, Mon, Apr 7, 2008

Ava Gardner plays a fiery flamenco dancer

The character was allegedly inspired by Rita Hayworth.

Sudden fame exacts a terrible price of heartache and betrayal in a compelling tale featuring Oscar-winning Edmond O’Brien as a parasitical publicist.