The Pride and the Passion
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| The Pride and the Passion | |
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 French movie poster for the film |
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| Directed by | Stanley Kramer |
| Produced by | Stanley Kramer |
| Written by | Edna Anhalt Edward Anhalt Earl Felton |
| Starring | Cary Grant Frank Sinatra Sophia Loren Theodore Bikel Jay Novello |
| Music by | George Antheil |
| Cinematography | Franz Planer |
| Editing by | Frederic Knudtson Ellsworth Hoagland |
| Distributed by | United Artists |
| Release date(s) |  July 10, 1957 December 19, 1957 December 20, 1957 February 2, 1959 |
| Running time | 132 min. |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English/French/Spanish |
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The Pride and the Passion (1957) is a historical film drama made by Stanley Kramer productions, filmed in Technicolor and VistaVision, and released by United Artists. It was directed and produced by Stanley Kramer from a screenplay by Edna Anhalt and Edward Anhalt and Earl Felton, based on the novel The Gun by C.S. Forester.
The film starred Cary Grant, Frank Sinatra and Sophia Loren with Theodore Bikel and Jay Novello. Set in the Napoleonic era, it is the story of a British officer who leads a force of Spanish guerrillas hauling a huge gun across Spain to help in the capture of Ávila from the French, while evading the occupying French forces as well.
[edit] Troubled Production
Shot on location in Spain, rumours persist that Frank Sinatra only took a part in the film to be near his wife Ava Gardner, during a time when they were having marital problems and she was to be away from Sinatra whilst shooting part of The Sun Also Rises in various locales around Europe, including Spain. When there was to be no reconciliation, Sinatra hurriedly left the production, asking director Stanley Kramer to condense all of his scenes for as brief as possible shooting schedule for his part. Kramer obliged. Despite the film's many short-comings Kramer was nominated by the Director's Guild of America for Outstanding Directorial Achievement.
[edit] Box Office and Critical Reception
Opening to mixed reviews on July 10th, 1957, The Pride and The Passion would prove to be successful at the box office, spurred no doubt by the popularity of the leading actors. With box office rentals of $4.7 million from a gross of $8.75 million, this would be one of the 20 highest grossing films of 1957. Variety praised the film's production values, stating "Top credit must go to the production. The panoramic, longrange views of the marching and terribly burdened army, the painful fight to keep the gun mobile through ravine and over waterway - these are major pluses."
[edit] External links
- Variety's Review: http://www.variety.com/review/VE1117794130.html?categoryid=31&cs=1&p=0
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