(The Proud Ones) starring
Michele Morgan Gerard Philipe
Nellie is stranded in a small village on the Gulf of Mexico when her husband dies of a contagious fever. Penniless, oppressed by the intolerable heat and harassed by a lecherous bar owner, Nellie finds herself intrigued by a young French doctor. Georges, though, is determined to drown his heartbreak in alcohol.
Yves Allegret 's masterly adaptation of Jean-Paul Sartre's novel inspired moving performances from both Gerard Philipe and Michele Morgan.
Screenplay by JEAN AURENCHE and YVES ALLEGRET
Based on L 'Amour Redempteur by JEAN PAUL SARTRE
Directed by YVES ALLEGRET
(A French film with English subtitles. First showing on British television)
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