The Pride and the Passion
- 1957
- 2h 12m
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5.7/10
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During the Napoleonic Wars, a British captain is sent to Spain to help prevent the French from stealing a powerful cannon.During the Napoleonic Wars, a British captain is sent to Spain to help prevent the French from stealing a powerful cannon.During the Napoleonic Wars, a British captain is sent to Spain to help prevent the French from stealing a powerful cannon.
- Awards
- 1 nomination
José Nieto
- Carlos
- (as Jose Nieto)
Carlos Larrañaga
- Jose
- (as Carlos Larranaga)
Paco El Laberinto
- Manolo
- (as Paco el Laberinto)
Félix de Pomés
- Bishop
- (as Felix de Pomes)
Carlos De Mendoza
- Francisco
- (as Carlos de Mendoza)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaCary Grant had sworn never to make another historical film after The Howards of Virginia (1940) failed both critically and with audiences. He made an exception for this film, which ultimately failed to make a profit, though in this case, his performance was appreciated by audiences.
- GoofsJuana refers to Anthony as "Duke of Wellington." This is in 1810. Sir Arthur Wellesley was elevated to the Peerage after the Battle of Talavera and to a Dukedom in 1814. In 1810, he was still Sir Arthur. The post of Duke of Wellington did not exist.
- Quotes
General Jouvet: How these Spanish love their moment of truth - to drench the ground with their blood - to die. Why?
Sermaine: Probably because it is their ground, General.
- Crazy creditsPROLOGUE: "It is 1810...the French legions of Napoleon smash across Spain. Crushed and bleeding...the Spanish army retreats into the darkest page of a nation's history..."
- ConnectionsFeatured in Sinatra (1969)
- SoundtracksThe British Grenadiers
(uncredited)
Traditional
Heard as a theme
Featured review
The Big Gun...or, Accents in Europe's Southwest
It's 1810 and the Spanish are retreating from Napoleon's French army battered and beaten; they ditch a mammoth, cumbersome cannon over a cliff, but an English Captain, also against Napoleon, helps resurrect it to defeat the French battalions. Stanley Kramer directed this failed epic visualization of C.S. Forester's book "The Gun", complete with miscast stars and a one-sided view of history (it's no doubt the French weren't crazy about this picture--it makes them look like heartless monsters picking on defenseless saints). Cary Grant's Brit is the subject of some levity (which is welcomed), but Frank Sinatra's Spanish fighter is taken very seriously (which was a mistake). Heavily pancaked and talking like an educated bandito, Sinatra looks and sounds ridiculous (one has to wonder: did Kramer pick Sinatra for this role or was the actor foisted upon him by United Artists?). Sophia Loren, as a Spanish girl who falls for both men, doesn't attempt an accent, but her Flamenco is as unreal as her red-tinted hair; she smiles a bit in the beginning but is otherwise quite dour, and Grant doesn't even seem to notice her until the script calls for him to fall in love. Some of the landscapes are attractive, the castles and churches are impressively photographed by the great Franz Planer, but the studio-bound melodrama and the outdoor battle scenes are an erratic mix, both visually and emotionally. For those who stick with it, the finale is surprisingly sensitive. ** from ****
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- Jun 19, 2008
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- Stolz und Leidenschaft
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- $4,000,000 (estimated)
- Runtime2 hours 12 minutes
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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