The Proud and the Beautiful 1953
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The first to die in an epidemic of meningitis in Vera Cruz is a French tourist. His wife Nellie, detached and indifferent, feels little grief and realizes that her coldness is her own doom. Over the next two days, she is attracted to George, a local drunk who does odd jobs for brothels and dances grotesquely for tourists in exchange for drinks. George has his own dark secret, a tragedy he caused that leaves him with a death wish. In assisting the local doctor to cope with the epidemic, these two emotional cripples enable each other to rediscover reasons to live and to love.
- Released: 1953-11-25
- Runtime: 103 minutes
- Genre: Drama
- Stars: Gérard Philipe, Michèle Morgan, Carlos López Moctezuma, Michèle Cordoue, Víctor Manuel Mendoza
- Director: Yves Allégret, Yves Allégret, Rafael E. Portas, Claude Nicole, Gunther Gerszo
