The Proud Ones
1953 · Movie · 103 min. · France
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.
Direction Yves Allégret · Rafael E. Portas
Cast Michèle Morgan · Gérard Philipe · Carlos López Moctezuma · Michèle Cordoue · André Toffel · Arturo Soto Rangel
Soundtrack Paul Misraki
Screenplay Yves Allégret · Jean Aurenche · Jean Clouzot · Jean-Paul Sartre
Cinematography Alex Phillips
Original title Les orgueilleux
Also known as The Proud and the Beautiful
6.8
76 votes (FilmAffinity)
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