The Pride and the Passion

Based On the book by C. S. Forester

The Pride and the Passion is a 1957 American Napoleonic-era war film in Technicolor and VistaVision from United Artists, produced and directed by Stanley Kramer, starring Cary Grant, Frank Sinatra, and Sophia Loren. The film co-stars Theodore Bikel and Jay Novello. The film's storyline concerns a British Royal Navy artillery officer who has orders to retrieve a huge siege cannon from Spain and transport it by ship to British forces. First, however, the leader of the Spanish guerrillas wants to transport the weapon 1,000 km (620 mi) across Spain to help in the recapture of the city of Ávila from the occupying French before he releases it to the British.

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Release date:

1957

Director:

Stanley Kramer

Cast:

Cary Grant, Frank Sinatra, Sophia Loren, Theodore Bikel, John Wengraf

Genre:

Drama, War

Country:

United States

Language:

English

Year page:

1957 in adaptations