The Proud and the Beautiful
Les Orgueilleux
“Strips Bare of Prim Morality a Side of Love That Women Won't Admit - Even to Themselves!”
Synopsis
Life in a small Mexican village where joy and misery, hope and pain, passion and guilt, love and decay, life and death are mixed in the peasants life and two French citizens who end up stranded in there, during a typhoid epidemic.
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Michèle Morgan
Nellie
Gérard Philipe
Georges
Víctor Manuel Mendoza
Don Rodrigo
Carlos López Moctezuma
Doctor
Michèle Cordoue
Anna
André Toffel
Tom
Arturo Soto Rangel
Priest
Josefina Escobedo
Bonita, Rosa's sister (uncredited)
Jaime Fernández
Bus driver (uncredited)
Chel López
Pickpocket (uncredited)
Lucrecia Muñoz
Rosa, George's lover (uncredited)
Beatriz Ramos
Brothel Madam (uncredited)
Guillermo Segura
(uncredited)
Salvador Terroba
Post Office Client (uncredited)
Luis Buñuel
Smuggler (uncredited)
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Yves Allégret
- Screenplay & Story
- Yves Allégret
- Original Score
- Paul Misraki
- Original Title
- Les Orgueilleux
- Country of Origin
- France, Mexico
- Spoken Languages
- French, Spanish
- Runtime
- 1h 43m
- Production Studios
- Reforma Films, Compagnie Industrielle et Commerciale Cinématographique, Films Chrysaor, Iéna Productions
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Yves Allégret
Yves Allégret, Pierre Bost, Jean-Paul Sartre, Jean Aurenche, Jérôme Géronimi
Paul Misraki
Alex Phillips
Claude Nicole
Salvador Elizondo, Raymond Borderie
Department Leadership Roster
Yves Allégret
Director
Claude Nicole
Editor
Salvador Elizondo
Producer
Alex Phillips
Director of Photography
Paul Misraki
Original Music Composer
Yves Allégret
Screenplay
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Frequently Asked Questions About The Proud and the Beautiful
Quick factual answers about cast, synopsis, director, box office, and release information.
What is The Proud and the Beautiful about?
Life in a small Mexican village where joy and misery, hope and pain, passion and guilt, love and decay, life and death are mixed in the peasants life and two French citizens who end up stranded in there, during a typhoid epidemic.
Who directed The Proud and the Beautiful?
The Proud and the Beautiful was directed by Yves Allégret.
Who stars in The Proud and the Beautiful?
The principal cast of The Proud and the Beautiful includes Michèle Morgan, Gérard Philipe, Víctor Manuel Mendoza, Carlos López Moctezuma, Michèle Cordoue.
When was The Proud and the Beautiful released and how long is it?
The Proud and the Beautiful was released in 1953 with a total runtime of 1h 43m.
Who composed the musical score for The Proud and the Beautiful?
The original motion picture soundtrack for The Proud and the Beautiful was composed by Paul Misraki.
Is The Proud and the Beautiful based on a book or true story?
The Proud and the Beautiful is adapted from the following source material: Novel: "Jean-Paul Sartre".
What is the age rating and content advisory for The Proud and the Beautiful?
The Proud and the Beautiful holds official age classifications: FR: TP.