The Proud and the Beautiful (1953)

- Original title
- Les Orgueilleux
- Directed by
- Yves Allégret
- Genre
- drama film, romance film
- Country
- France, Mexico
- Runtime
- 1h 43m
- Rated
- TP
- Rating
- 6.7 of 10 from 28 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A French doctor in a small Mexican town deals with alcoholism and a plague. A proud local woman tries to help him as they both face personal crises.
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What happens
The Proud and the Beautiful (French: Les Orgueilleux, sub-title: Alvarado, aka The Proud Ones) is a 1953 drama film directed by Yves Allégret. It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Story (the nomination officially went to Jean-Paul Sartre), but lost to Dalton Trumbo (under the pseudonym Robert Rich) for The Brave One. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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