But it is the only opportunity to see them act together and for that alone i am grateful for this movie. The proud and profane 1956 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. See what the critics had to say and watch the trailer. Were your movie poster source for new releases and vintage movie posters.
George seatons the proud and the profane 1956, an inexplicably lost movie, is ripe for rediscovery. Noumea, on the free french island of new caledonia, was the crossroads of the south pacific. Kerr is a red cross volunteer sent to new caledonia which was a major us base in the pacific war in the forties. The proud and profane is a film directed by george seaton and starring william holden, deborah kerr, thelma ritter. Gallery of 5 movie poster and cover images for the proud and profane 1956. This is a really great movie, primarily because of the wonderful thelma ritter, who plays a seemingly hardbitten red cross nurse. The proud and profane dvd ntsc region 0 deep movies. The proud and profane 1956 cast and crew moviefone. The proud and profane 1956 official trailer, organic. Proud and the profane 1956 this movie has the feel of a movie that wants to say something profound about the human condition.
It was directed by george seaton and produced by william perlberg, from a screenplay by george seaton, based on the 1953 novel the magnificent bastards by lucy herndon crockett. Director george seaton starring william holden, deborah kerr, thelma ritter. In this romantic drama, beautiful red cross volunteer lee ashley deborah kerr arrives on the south pacific island of new caledonia to learn more about the cir. The proud and profane is a 1956 dramatic war romance made by william perlberggeorge. It seems we have to beg to get these movies released. The proud and profane 1956 the movie database tmdb. Joking aside, this show is simply to speak with some guests in the truther arena that i enjoy, and to have some decent conversations with them about our messed up world we live in. It was strange, but interesting watching this movie. The proud and profane 1956 dvd thelma ritter deborah. I am getting a ton of movie posters from a local theater that gives me permision to look thru and take all that i want in there poster storage room, which is a good start for a newbie like me bruce. Free wallpapers download of the proud and profane movie, hero, heroine, etc is available in our gallery section. This unusually angry wartime film has the same scrappy, logical and often blunt ways of its star, william holden, who deglamorized his leadingman good looks here with a slash of a moustache and closelycropped crew. The proud and profane 1956 is a drama, war movie starring william holden and deborah kerr. Colin buck william holden, but struggle and tragedy follow when the widow learns about.
Read the the proud and profane movie synopsis, view the movie trailer, get cast and crew information, see movie photos, and more on movies. The proud and profane 1956 directed by george seaton. The proud and profane the vintage movie posters forum. Stars william holden, deborah kerr, thelma ritter marion ross, peter hansen, and dewey martin. There, ashley falls for the gruff, seductive marine lt. In the pacific during wwii, a roman catholic widow enlists in the red cross to help treat the wounded soldiers and falls for a tough and stern lieutenant colonel. It was directed by george seaton and produced by william perlberg, from a screenplay by george seaton, based on the 1953 novel the magnificent bastards by lucy herndon. The proud and profane on imdb the proud and profane at the tcm movie database the proud and profane at allmovie the proud and profane.
Proud and profane movie posters from movie poster shop. Enjoy a rich lineup of tv shows and movies included with your prime membership. The movie creates a claustrophobic relationship between mother and son, as she is stricken with a miopic vision of championing for him while he is locked away in prison. Deborah kerr plays an american red cross volunteer who pulls strings to get assigned to the south pacific to. In this war romance, set during ww ii, a widow falls for a marine colonel. Deborah kerr rides in a jeep with thelma ritter in a scene from the film the proud and profane, 1956. The proud and profane is a 1956 dramatic war romance made by william perlberggeorge seaton productions for paramount pictures.
Another exhaustive contemplation of the effects of a wartime romance on a sensitive and susceptible woman is put forth in the proud and profane, a william perlberggeorge seaton production for. Im a classic movie buff but im sure there are others out there who would buy this one. Buy proud and profane movie posters from movie poster shop. The proud and profane was released in theaters on june, 1956.
Bookmark vote this movie, scenes, actors and crews. Kerr and holden were supposed to have a certain chemistry, but it was not in. The proud and the profane is like a douglas sirk movie, although it was not directed by sirk, but by george seaton, more famous for lighter. The woman ends up developing a relationship with a lieutenant, but worries that he will come to the same fate as her former husband. A woman is widowed during world war 2, and works as a clerk in the pacific theater. The film opens with the following written foreword. In this romantic drama, beautiful red cross volunteer lee ashley deborah kerr arrives on the south pacific island of new caledonia to learn more about the circumstances surrounding the death of her husband, howard, in the battle of guadalcanal. Released 1956, the proud and profane stars william holden, deborah kerr, thelma ritter the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 51 min, and received a score of out of 100 on metacritic, which put. But the proud and profane will never go down in the top 10 list of either of these stars. It has appropriately weighty speeches, but really, its just a lousy excuse of a movie. It is not a bad movie at all but it is also not perfect and it is completely right to not include it in with their megahits. A onesheet poster for the film modified to include a photograph of nancy sinatra captioned. It was condescending, contrived, full of varying degrees of unlikeable people.
The proud and profane on dvd, plays on american disc players. Read the the proud and profane movie synopsis, view the movie trailer, get cast and crew information, see movie photos, and more on. Provided to youtube by the orchard enterprises the proud and profane. The proud and profane movie information cinema clock. Read the the proud and profane plot and find out who is in the cast and crew at movies. The combined credits of william holden and deborah kerr will contain the titles of the best films of the fifties. Corny soap opera with melodramatic dialogue that works thanks to the two stars and the welcome presence of thelma ritter as the wisecracking friend to both.
Eighty thousand men of the army, marines and navy trained here and waited for the day to begin the long push northward. The proud and profane 1956 movie posters cinematerial. Kerr is a red cross volunteer sent to new caledonia which was a. We do not offer to watch the proud and profane movie online. Watch the proud and profane now on your favorite device. A podcast where we rebel against the compass and stick to the square ignorance is bliss. The proud and the profane directed by george seaton written by george seaton from a novel by lucy herndon crockett 1956usa paramount pictures first viewingamazon prime this post is. An embittered sergeant william holden has an affair with a war widow deborah kerr. The proud and profane is a 1956 dramatic war romance made by william perlberggeorge seaton productions for paramount. The proud and profane is a film directed by george seaton with william holden, deborah kerr, thelma ritter, dewey martin, year.
The proud and profane 1956 stream and watch online. I think miss kerr is a wonderful actress no matter what movie she was in. The proud and profane is a war drama that was released in 1956. The proud and profane 1956 cast and crew red cross volunteer lee ashley deborah kerr arrives in new caledonia in 1943, hoping to find out details about the death of her husband on guadalcanal. In this romantic drama, beautiful red cross volunteer lee ashley deborah kerr arrives on the south pacific island of new caledonia to learn more about the circumstances. Overview of the proud and profane, 1956, directed by george seaton, with william holden, deborah kerr, thelma ritter, at turner classic movies. The proud and profane was nominated for two academy awards, for best art directionset decoration, blackandwhite hal pereira, a. All actors, scenes, videos, cast, characters, writers, directors, musicians and other crews.