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The Pride and the Passion (1957)
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Reviews Counted:7
Fresh:1
Rotten:6
Average Rating:4.8/10
Runtime: 2 hrs 13 mins
Genre: Action/Adventure
US Box Office: $0
Synopsis: In 1810 Spain, citizens band together to fight Napoleon's troops after the Spanish army has retreated. Along with other resistance fighters, Miguel and his mistress Juana are trying to move a huge... In 1810 Spain, citizens band together to fight Napoleon's troops after the Spanish army has retreated. Along with other resistance fighters, Miguel and his mistress Juana are trying to move a huge cannon to the walled city of Avila. Capt. Anthony Trumbull of the British Navy is sent to assist them, and it isn't long before Capt. Trumbull falls for Juana. A clash of cultures and the romantic triangle create tension between the heros who are fighting for the same cause. [More]
Starring: Cary Grant, Frank Sinatra, Sophia Loren, Theodore Bikel
Starring: Cary Grant, Frank Sinatra, Sophia Loren, Theodore Bikel, John Wengraf, Jay Novello, Jose Nieto
Director: Stanley Kramer
Director: Stanley Kramer
Screenwriter: Edna Anhalt, Edward Anhalt
Story: C.S. Forester
Producer: Stanley Kramer
Composer: George Antheil, Ernest Gold
Reviews for The Pride and the Passion
If you can believe in Sinatra as an 1810 vintage Spanish guerrilla, you can believe anything, but it's still a slog through a platitudinous script.
The script, adapted from Forester's novel, is as thick and ridiculous as the casting.
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