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1957 Israel FILM POSTER Movie THE PROUD AND PROFANE Hebrew WILLIAM HOLDEN D.KERR
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DESCRIPTION: Here for sale is an EXCEPTIONALY RARE and ORIGINAL POSTER for the ISRAEL 1957 PREMIERE of the American academy awards nominee romantic war drama film "THE PROUD AND PROFANE" in the small rural town of NATHANYA in ISRAEL. Starring WILLIAM HOLDEN , DEBORAH KERR , THELMA RITTER to name only a few . The cinema-movie hall " CINEMA SHARON" , A local Israeli version of "Cinema Paradiso" was printing manualy its own posters , And thus you can be certain that this surviving copy is ONE OF ITS KIND. Text in HEBREW and ENGLISH . Please note : This is NOT a re-release poster but PREMIERE - FIRST RELEASE projection of the film , Around a year after its release in 1956 in the USA. The ISRAELI distributors of the film have given it a quite archaic and amusing HEBREW text . GIANT size around 24" x 38" ( Not accurate ) . Printed in red and blue . The condition is very good . One central fold. . ( Pls look at scan for accurate AS IS images ) Poster will be sent rolled in a special protective rigid sealed tube.
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The POSTER is fully guaranteed ORIGINAL from 1957 , It is NOT a reproduction or a recently made reprint or an immitation , It holds a with life long GUARANTEE for its AUTHENTICITY and ORIGINALITY.
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SHIPP worldwide via registered airmail is $ 25. Poster will be sent rolled in a special protective rigid sealed tube.
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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).[2] Contents 1 Plot2 Production3 Cast4 See also5 References6 External links Plot In Noumea, New Caledonia 1943, Lee Ashley (Kerr), the widow of a Paramarine lieutenant killed on the Battle of Bloody Ridge on Guadalcanal has joined the American Red Cross on the island to entertain American servicemen. Her leader at the service club, Kate Connors (Ritter) had initially been reluctant to have her assigned to New Caledonia lest she use her position as a pilgrimage to find out about her late husband. In addition to entertaining, serving the soldiers and giving French lessons, the Red Cross women are expected to help with the wounded — which Lee initially refuses to do. A Marine Raider battalion comes to New Caledonia after fighting in the South Pacific. Their commander, Lieutenant Colonel Black (Holden) objects to the Red Cross women treating his men softly; he states that the only place for women in war are "skirts" that the men chase and the "sweethearts" that wait for them back home. He changes his mind when he tries to seduce the attractive Lee, who initially refuses his advances. Black decides to gain her interest by pretending he knew Lee's late husband and was with him shortly before he died. Though Lee despises the Colonel's arrogance and demands, she is fascinated by him and falls in love with him. Another member of the battalion is the Navy chaplain, Lieutenant Junior Grade Holmes (William Redfield) whom Kate notices is a changed, silent, and saddened man since she last knew him. During a battle the Chaplain had gathered some Marines together in prayer. A Japanese soldier, thought to be dead, used the group as a target for his hand grenade, killing several and wounding their sergeant with a spinal injury. Black demotes the wounded sergeant in rank because he should have known better than to let his men gather in the open. Black constantly harasses the Chaplain by never letting him forget that his presence caused their deaths, with the bodies of the Marines shielding the Chaplain from any injury. Holmes's guilt is compounded by a tropical fever and exhaustion from working that has taken its toll. Another man in the battalion is Private Eddie Wodcik (Dewey Martin) whom Kate had adopted and raised in New York when his parents and sister were burned to death in a tenement fire. Kate loves him like her own child and he reciprocates when he is not being watched by his fellow Marines. Eddie feels that Lee looks exactly like his sister would have if she hadn't died and becomes her protector, promising violent retribution against anyone who doesn't show Lee respect. Eddie demonstrates his ability by giving a disrespectful sailor (Ross Bagdasarian) a jiu jitsu throw to the floor. Lee and the colonel have dinner on board an American warship. A former neighbor of Lee is now a naval officer (Peter Hanson) on the ship and is present at dinner. Lee and the naval officer spend the evening talking about their pre-war civilian lives in a wealthy community. An angry Black later relates to Lee his life of childhood poverty as a half Indian in Montana. When the Raiders are shipped out for a couple of months, Lee discovers she is pregnant and that the colonel has a wife in Washington. She later learns things about her husband that she never knew. The hot-headed Eddie also discovers what his colonel has done to Lee. Production Lucy Herndon Crockett (born 4 April 1914 in Honolulu) was a Red Cross worker in the Pacific during World War II. She travelled with Basil O'Connor National Chairman of the American Red Cross during the war as his secretary and speechwriter.[3] An author of nine books, illustrator and designer, she wrote the 1954 book The Magnificent Bastards about her experiences with the U.S. Marine Corps and Popcorn on the Ginza about her service in occupied Japan. The film was made with Defense Department cooperation in the United States Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico with production design reflecting New Caledonia in 1943. Technical advisors were Major John W. Antonelli former 1st Marine Raider Battalion and Mary Louise Dowling, Louise A. Wood and Margaret Hagan of the American Red Cross. Paramount picked up the film rights for The Magnificent Bastards in 1954 and announced Deborah Kerr for the lead. Paramount also stated they would release the film under a different title.[4] Ross Bagdasarian wrote a tie-in song The Ballad of Colin Black. Cast William Holden - Lt. Col. Colin BlackDeborah Kerr - Lee AshleyThelma Ritter - Kate ConnorsDewey Martin - Eddie WodcikWilliam Redfield - Chaplain Lt. (jg) HolmesRoss Bagdasarian - LouieAdam Williams - Eustace PressMarion Ross - JoanTheodore Newton - Bob KilpatrickRichard Shannon - MajorPeter Hansen - Lieutenant (jg) HutchinsWard Wood - Sergeant Chester PeckinpaughGeraldine Hall - HelenEvelyn Cotton - BethAnn Morriss - Pat The Proud and the Profane (1956) Alternate title: The Proud and Profane Overview New York Times Review Cast, Credits & Awards Full Acting CreditsFull Production CreditsAwards Box Office Top 5 Star Wars: The Force Awakens Daddy's Home Joy Sisters Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip More Box Office Data » TimesPulse The most popular movies among NYTimes.com readers. 45 Years Anomalisa The Big Short Star Wars: The Force Awakens Where to Invade Next Expanded List » | What's This? Acting Credits Full Acting Credits » William Holden Lieutenant Colonel Colin Black Deborah Kerr Lee Ashley Thelma Ritter Kate Connors Dewey Martin Eddie Wodcik Full Acting Credits for The Proud and the Profane » Production Credits Full Production Credits » Director - George SeatonScreenplay - George SeatonFrom Story - Lucy Herndon CrockettProducer - William Perlberg Assistant Director - Frank BaurDirector of Photography - John F. WarrenEditor - Alma MacrorieMusic - Victor YoungSet Decorator - Sam ComerSet Decorator - Frank R. McKelvy Full Production Credits for The Proud and the Profane » Awards Complete List of Awards » Nomination Best Black and White Art Direction - Sam Comer - 1956 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and SciencesBest Black and White Art Direction - A. Earl Hedrick - 1956 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and SciencesBest Black and White Art Direction - Frank R. McKelvey - 1956 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and SciencesBest Black and White Art Direction - Hal Pereira - 1956 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and SciencesBest Black and White Costume Design - Edith Head - 1956 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Complete List of Awards for The Proud and the Profane » Company Information Paramount Pictures - StudioParamount Pictures - Domestic Theatrical Distributor In 1943, Lee Ashley arrives in Noumea, on the island of New Caledonia in the South Pacific, where she has come to work as a Red Cross volunteer. As the island is home to an Allied military base, the attractive Lee quickly draws the attention of the love-starved soldiers, sailors and Marines stationed there, but she is only interested in finding out the plight of her late husband Howard, a victim of the Battle of Guadalcanal. When the latest group of casualties arrive in Noumea, Lee is hesitant to help with the injured soldiers until Kate Connors, the head of the local Red Cross club, reminds her that it is her duty. Later, Eddie Wodcik, an old friend of Kate, arrives at the military base and quickly falls in love with Lee, as she reminds him of his deceased sister, who died tragically in a tenement house fire. Lee, however, falls prey to the roguish Lt. Col. Colin Black, a battalion leader who pretends to have been a friend of her late husband in hopes of seducing her. Though Lee tells him that she has come to New Caledonia to discover if Howard's death was quick and peaceful, Colin declares that what she really wants to know is whether her husband died a soldier's or coward's death. Though seemingly repulsed by the gruff and domineering Marine, Lee admits to Kate that she has fallen in love with Colin, though he is the polar opposite of her late husband. In turn, Colin confesses to the cultured Kate that he joined the Marines to escape his life as a poverty-stricken half-breed. With Colin's unit about to leave Noumea on military maneuvers, the two lovers finally consummate their relationship after seeking shelter from a rainstorm in a French inn. Months later, Lee is offered her long-awaited transfer to Guadalcanal, but she declines, telling Kate that she wishes to stay in Noumea and wait for Colin, to whom she is secretly engaged and by whom she is now pregnant. Lee soon learns from a wounded Marine, however, that Colin is already married. Confronted with the truth, Colin tells Lee that he cannot get a divorce, as his wife is an institutionalized alcoholic, driven to the bottle by his dedication to the Marines. Angered and humiliated, Lee attempts to hurl herself off a cliff, only to be stopped by Colin. In the ensuing struggle, Lee is knocked to the ground and suffers a miscarriage. Learning of Lee's plight, Eddie tries to murder Colin, but is quickly subdued by the colonel. Realizing his culpability, Colin refuses to press charges against his love-sick subordinate. Soon after, Lee is transferred with Kate to Guadalcanal, where she is finally forced to confront the grave of her husband. At the cemetery, she meets Eustace Press, a battle fatigue patient who served with Howard. Unaware of Lee's identity, Eustace tells her that while Howard had nothing but kind words for his wife, he recognized her as the "blood-sucker type" who dominated her husband completely. Acknowledging her own selfishness in the soldier's words, Lee then dedicates herself to her work. Soon thereafter, Colin arrives at the Red Cross station, the victim of a mortar attack. Lt. J. G. Holmes, the chaplain of his unit, tells Lee that Colin has thought of little more than her the last two months, which is why the shell-shocked Marine can has said nothing but the words "forgive me" since his injury. In the end, she does. The Proud and the Profane (1956) Screen: 'Proud and Profane' Bows; Story of a Romance in Wartime at Astor Miss Kerr and William Holden Are Co-Stars By BOSLEY CROWTHER Published: June 14, 1956 ANOTHER exhaustive contemplation of the effects of a wartime romance on a sensitive and susceptible woman is put forth in "The Proud and Profane," a William Perlberg-George Seaton production for Paramount that came to the Astor yesterday. The lady who runs the emotional gamut for all to behold in this film is an American Red Cross worker at Noumea in the South Pacific during World War II, and the gentleman with whom she dilly-dallies more than somewhat is a major of American marines. With Deborah Kerr as the lady and William Holden as the marine, two earnest and versatile performances are initially guaranteed. That is the virtue of this picture. Miss Kerr does a continuously interesting job as a nervous and self-pitying widow of a marine killed on Guadalcanal who falls for the rough, tough, ruthless major that Mr. Holden plays. And he, in turn, commands attention with the unrelenting vigor and sting that he gives to this hardbitten soldier who starts the chase with only one thing in mind. The romantic sparring of the couple develops an intriguing quality mainly because of the vitality and purely technical virtuosity of the stars. What moves these people to their measures is something else again. For, unfortunately, Mr. Seaton, who not only directed the film but also wrote the screenplay from a novel called "The Magnificent Bastards," failed to provide convincing reasons for the developments and the emotional convolutions that occur. Why does this gentle, sensitive widow who we are led to believe was in love with her, husband conceive an interest in an arrogant, militaristic boor? What hunger in her delicate well-bred being fatally forces her to him—other than the obvious three-letter hunger, which also needs to be explained? And why—except to end things patly and have the picture conform to the Production Code—does this grimly misogynous major yearn to right the moral wrong that he has done? Mr. Seaton doesn't give us the answers, so neither do the stars. The picture follows a pattern that romantic conventions have laid down. The lady doesn't ask the obvious question, when she suspects her ardent lover has a past, so naturally she is dumbfounded when she learns, by pure chance, that he has a wife. Then, again by convention, it turns out that he doesn't love his wife. And, of course, the wife dies conveniently. That's the way it goes. We suspect, just by looking at this picture and noting the coincidental presence of Miss Kerr, that the producers consciously endeavored to make it another "From Here to Eternity," at least in the area of adult romance. But they missed by a couple of verities. Thelma Ritter is conventionally amusing as the boss of a Red Cross canteen and Dewey Martin is robust and wistful as a nostalgic marine. The locale of New Caledonia is reproduced handsomely in outdoor scenes shot in the Virgin Islands in the Vista-Vision process (in black and white). THE PROUD AND PROFANE, screen play by George Seaton; based on the novel "The Magnificent Bastards" by Lucy Herndon Crockett; directed by Mr. Seaton; produced by William Perlberg; a Perlberg-Seaton production presented by Paramount. At the Astor. Lieut. Col. Colin Black . . . . . William Holden Lee Ashley . . . . . Deborah Kerr Kate Connors . . . . . Thelma Ritter Eddie Wodcik . . . . . Dewey Martin Chaplain . . . . . William Redfield Louis . . . . . Ross Bagdasarian Eustace Press . . . . . Adam Williams Joan . . . . . Marion Ross Bob Kilpatrick . . . . . Theodore Newton Major . . . . . Richard Shannon Lieutenant (j.g.) Hutchins . . . . . Peter Hansen Sargeant Peckinpaugh . . . . . Ward Wood ebay3316