Contessa — Hemingway’s Adventures of a Young Man Character Profile

About Contessa

Beautiful woman who delivers a speech at a banquet soliciting volunteer ambulance drivers for the Italian Army, prompting Nick to impulsively sign up.

Character Facts

Played by

Corinne Calvet

Appears in

Hemingway’s Adventures of a Young Man (1962)

Role

Supporting

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