The Proud Ones
Brief Synopsis
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The first to die in an epidemic of meningitis in Vera Cruz is a French tourist. His wife Nellie, detached and indifferent, feels little grief and realizes that her coldness is her own doom. Over the next two days, she is attracted to George, a local drunk who does odd jobs for brothels and dances grotesquely for tourists in exchange for drinks. George has his own dark secret, a tragedy he caused that leaves him with a death wish. In assisting the local doctor to cope with the epidemic, these two emotional cripples enable each other to rediscover reasons to live and to love.
Cast & Crew
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Yves Allegret
Director
Michele Morgan
Nellie
Gérard Philipe
Georges
Victor Manuel Mendoza
Don Rodrigo
Michele Cordoue
Anna
Andre Toffel
Tom
Film Details
Also Known As
Les Orgueilleux, Proud Ones, The, Proud and the Beautiful
Genre
Drama
Romance
Release Date
1953
Distribution Company
Columbia Pictures
Location
Mexico; France
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 34m
Sound
Mono
Color
Black and White
Theatrical Aspect Ratio
1.37 : 1
Synopsis
A young French woman vacationing with her husband in Mexico, finds herself stranded and broke after her husband dies suddenly from a contagious fever. She falls in love with a local doctor who similarly has lost a spouse and stays to help him with his work.
Director
Yves Allegret
Director
Film Details
Also Known As
Les Orgueilleux, Proud Ones, The, Proud and the Beautiful
Genre
Drama
Romance
Release Date
1953
Distribution Company
Columbia Pictures
Location
Mexico; France
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 34m
Sound
Mono
Color
Black and White
Theatrical Aspect Ratio
1.37 : 1
Award Nominations
Best Writing, Screenplay
1957
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Miscellaneous Notes
Winner of the Bronze Prize at the 1953 Venice Film Festival.
Released in United States 1953
Released in United States September 22, 1953
Shown at Venice Film Festival September 22, 1953.
Released in United States 1953
Released in United States September 22, 1953 (Shown at Venice Film Festival September 22, 1953.)
