As was his custom, producer/director Stanley Kramer made some iconoclastic casting decisions when mounting his $5 million production The Pride and the Passion. Adapted from The Gun, a novel by C. S. Forester, the film is set in Spain during the Napoleonic wars. Captain Anthony Trumbull (Cary Grant), a British military officer, .. Read more
| Starring | Cary Grant, Frank Sinatra, Sophia Loren, Theodore Bikel |
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| Director | Stanley Kramer, Frank Kramer |
| Genres | Action/Adventure, Drama |
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As was his custom, producer/director Stanley Kramer made some iconoclastic casting decisions when mounting his $5 million production The Pride and the Passion. Adapted from The Gun, a novel by C. S. Forester, the film is set in Spain during the Napoleonic wars. Captain Anthony Trumbull (Cary Grant), a British military officer, is ordered to retrieve a large and unwieldly abandoned cannon, then transport the weapon to the British lines, where it will be used to attack the French garrison at Avila. Hotheaded guerilla leader Miguel (Frank Sinatra) agrees to help Trumball move the cannon over hill and dale, even though he hates the Englishman's guts. Tagging along on the arduous odysseys is Miguel's fiery mistress Juana (Sophia Loren), who develops a yearning for the stolid Trundall (then-lovers Loren and Grant would later be teamed in Houseboat). Pride and the Passion made a mint at the box-office for both Kramer and United Artists.~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
| Starring | Cary Grant, Frank Sinatra, Sophia Loren, Theodore Bikel, John Wengraf |
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| Director | Stanley Kramer, Frank Kramer |
| Studio | MGM ENTERTAINMENT |
| Run time | DVD: 2 hrs 10 mins |
| Certificate |  |
| Genres | Action/Adventure, Drama |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Released | Production year: 1957 To Rent: DVD: 05 Apr 2004 |
Stolid, miscast adventure spectacle, its main interest being the deployment of the gun across country by surging throngs of peasants.
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Oh dear. Another good...
Oh dear. Another good adventure novel by CS Forester ground into the dirt. Hornblower on TV is sub standard, but even it is better than this. Frank Sinatra (... read more »
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Visually superb, dialogue poor
The scenery and architectural gems of Spain look wonderful and are shown to best advantage by excellent cinematography. But the story is too long-drawn out and ... read more »
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The pride and the passion
Not one of Cary Grant's finest films but still very enjoyable. Has a good strong cast including Frank Sinatra and Sofia Loren as the love interest.
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This is some of the the worst casting I've ever seen
Sinatra s a Spanish peasant guerilla fighter? His accent is as dodgy as his wig, Sophia Loren, though fantastically photogenic, is completely unbelievable as ... read more »
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