‘The Proud and Profane:’ Authentic and Intriguing

Romance highlights this excellent World War II drama.

Lee Ashley (Deborah Kerr, L) and Kate Connors (Thelma Ritter), in “The Proud and Profane.” Paramount Pictures

NR | 1h 51m | Drama, Romance, War | 1956

“The Proud and Profane” (1956), a World War II romantic drama, unfolds in Nouméa, the capital of the French Special Collective island of Grande Terre, situated in eastern Oceania.