''The Proud and the Beautiful'' (french: Les Orgueilleux, sub-title: ''Alvarado'', aka ''The Proud Ones'') is a 1953

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film directed by

Yves Allégret Yves Allégret (13 October 1905 – 31 January 1987) was a French film director, often working in the film noir genre. He was born in Asnières-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine and died in Paris. He was an assistant to film directors such as his brothe ...

. It was nominated for the

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(the nomination officially went to

Jean-Paul Sartre Jean-Paul Charles Aymard Sartre (, ; ; 21 June 1905 – 15 April 1980) was one of the key figures in the philosophy of existentialism (and phenomenology), a French playwright, novelist, screenwriter, political activist, biographer, and litera ...

), but lost to

Dalton Trumbo James Dalton Trumbo (December 9, 1905 – September 10, 1976) was an American screenwriter who scripted many award-winning films, including ''Roman Holiday'' (1953), ''Exodus'', ''Spartacus'' (both 1960), and ''Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo'' (1944) ...

(under the pseudonym Robert Rich) for '' The Brave One''.

Cast

Michèle Morgan Michèle Morgan (; née Simone Renée Roussel; 29 February 1920 – 20 December 2016) was a French film actress, who was a leading lady for three decades in both French cinema and Hollywood features. She is considered to have been one of the g ...

as Nellie, a beautiful French tourist, whose husband suddenly dies, leaving her without resource in a foreign squalid village. *

Gérard Philipe Gérard Philipe (born Gérard Albert Philip, 4 December 1922 – 25 November 1959) was a prominent French actor who appeared in 32 films between 1944 and 1959. Active in both theatre and cinema, he was, until his early death, one of the main ...

as Georges, a castaway drunkard, bubble of the local mob, formerly French M.D. *

Carlos López Moctezuma Carlos López Moctezuma Pineda (19 November 1909 – 14 July 1980) was a Mexican film actor. He appeared in more than 210 films between 1938 and 1980. He starred in the film ''Happiness'', which was entered into the 7th Berlin Internationa ...

as "el doctor", the local worn-out M.D. *Víctor Manuel Mendoza as Don Rodrigo, the local god-father, a typical bullying ''macho''. *Michèle Cordoue as Anna, Don Rodrigo's harsh and vulgar French wife. *André Toffel as Tom, a French tourist stopping to die of

meningitis Meningitis is acute or chronic inflammation of the protective membranes covering the brain and spinal cord, collectively called the meninges. The most common symptoms are fever, headache, and neck stiffness. Other symptoms include confusion or ...

in Alvarado *Arturo Soto Rangel as the local priest. *

Luis Buñuel Luis Buñuel Portolés (; 22 February 1900 – 29 July 1983) was a Spanish-Mexican filmmaker who worked in France, Mexico, and Spain. He has been widely considered by many film critics, historians, and directors to be one of the greatest and m ...

as one of Don Rodrigo's gun-bearers. The realistic-satirical description of the plague, along with numerous local spicy private jokes in the abundant Spanish part of the dialogue certainly owes a lot to the guest-star's presence.

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at Films de France * 1953 films 1953 drama films French drama films Mexican drama films 1950s French-language films 1950s Spanish-language films Films about infectious diseases Films about alcoholism Films set in Mexico Films directed by Yves Allégret Films produced by Raymond Borderie Films with screenplays by Jean Aurenche French black-and-white films Mexican black-and-white films 1950s French films 1950s Mexican films {{1950s-France-film-stub