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The Proud and Profane is a 1956 dramatic war romance made by William Perlberg-George Seaton Productions for Paramount Pictures. It was directed by George Seaton and produced by William Perlberg, from a screenplay by George Seaton, based on the novel The Magnificent Bastards by Lucy Herndon Crockett.It starred William Holden and Deborah Kerr, with Thelma Ritter, Dewey Martin and William Redfield. It was nominated for two Academy Awards, for Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Black-and-White (Hal Pereira, A. Earl Hedrick, Samuel M. Comer, Frank R. McKelvy) and Best Costume Design, Black-and-White (Edith Head).
Original Release
06/13/1956
US Release
06/13/1956
Cast
Name | Character |
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William Holden | Lt. Col. Colin Black |
Deborah Kerr | Lee Ashley |
Thelma Ritter | Kate Connors |
Dewey Martin | Eddie Wodcik |
William Redfield | Chaplain Lt. (jg) Holmes |
Ross Bagdasarian | Louie |
Adam Williams | Eustace Press |
Marion Ross | Joan |
Theodore Newton | Bob Kilpatrick |
Richard Shannon | Major |
Directors
Writers
George Seaton, Lucy Herndon Crockett
Cast
Name | Character |
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William Holden | Lt. Col. Colin Black |
Deborah Kerr | Lee Ashley |
Thelma Ritter | Kate Connors |
Dewey Martin | Eddie Wodcik |
William Redfield | Chaplain Lt. (jg) Holmes |
Ross Bagdasarian | Louie |
Adam Williams | Eustace Press |
Marion Ross | Joan |
Theodore Newton | Bob Kilpatrick |
Richard Shannon | Major |
Peter Hansen | Lieutenant (jg) Hutchins |
Claude Akins | |
Nina Borget | French Woman |
George Brenlin | Casualty |
Lorayne Brox | Sissie |
Joe Corey | Sailor |
Evelyn Cotton | Beth |
Maynard Ferguson | Trumpet Player in Dance Scene |
Mickey Finn | Navy Officer |
Ron Foster | Bolton |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Gordon Cornell Layne | Producer |
William Perlberg | Producer |
Editors
Year | Type | Category | Won |
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1957 | Oscar | Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Black-and-White | Nominated |
1957 | Oscar | Best Costume Design, Black-and-White | Nominated |