The Proud and Profane (1956)
In dit romantische drama arriveert de mooie Rode Kruis-vrijwilliger Lee Ashley op het eiland Nieuw-Caledonië in de Zuidelijke Stille Oceaan om meer te weten te komen over de omstandigheden rond de dood van haar echtgenoot, Howard, in de Slag om Guadalcanal. Daar valt Ashley voor de norse, verleidelijke marinier luitenant-kolonel Colin Buck, maar strijd en tragedie volgen wanneer de weduwe leert over de realiteit van Bucks leven thuis.
Regiseur:
George Seaton
Schrijver:
George Seaton
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William Holden as Lt. Col. Colin Black |
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Deborah Kerr as Lee Ashley |
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Thelma Ritter as Kate Connors |
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Dewey Martin as Eddie Wodcik |
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William Redfield as Chaplain Lt. (jg) Holmes |
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Ross Bagdasarian as Louie |
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Adam Williams as Eustace Press |
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Marion Ross as Joan |
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Theodore Newton as Bob Kilpatrick |
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Richard Shannon as Major |
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Peter Hansen as Lieutenant (jg) Hutchins |
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Ward Wood as Sergeant Chester Peckinpaugh |
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Geraldine Hall as Helen |
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Evelyn Cotton as Beth |
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Ann Morriss as Pat |
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Nancy Stevens as Evvie |
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Lorraine Brox as Sissie |
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Bob Kenaston as Soldier |
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Taylor Measom as Marine |
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Don House as Marine |
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George Brenlin as Casualty |
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Robert Morse as Casualty |
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Ray Stricklyn as Casualty |
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Frank Gorshin as Harry |
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Claude Akins as Big soldier |
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Melvin Tecktiel as Injured Soldier (uncredited) |
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Michele Montau as Lili Carere (uncredited) |
| Directing | George Seaton | Director |
| Writing | Lucy Herndon Crockett | Novel |
| Writing | George Seaton | Screenplay |
| Writing | George Seaton | Story |
| Production | William Perlberg | Producer |
| Sound | Victor Young | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | John F. Warren | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Alma Macrorie | Editor |