![The Proud and Profane](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimage.tmdb.org%2Ft%2Fp%2Foriginal%2Fn9g1AndRvZZZNqYs4yQTgCAKfR3.jpg&w=3840&q=75)
The Proud and Profane
A MOVIE OF STARTLING FRANKNESS...!
In this romantic drama, beautiful Red Cross volunteer Lee Ashley arrives on the South Pacific island of New Caledonia to learn more about the circumstances surrounding the death of her husband, Howard, in the Battle of Guadalcanal. There, Ashley falls for the gruff, seductive Marine Lt. Col. Colin Buck, but struggle and tragedy follow when the widow learns about the reality of Buck's life back home.
DramaRomance
The Proud and Profane
Rating
6.0/10
Release Date
1956-06-13
Runtime
111 minutes
Status
Released
Cast
![William Holden](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimage.tmdb.org%2Ft%2Fp%2Fw300%2F1xYhynSYtesFbXpwRtz05y7znS6.jpg&w=3840&q=75)
William Holden
Lt. Col. Colin Black
![Deborah Kerr](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimage.tmdb.org%2Ft%2Fp%2Fw300%2FdHFhOEhHnn5cQjQN29IGRxzoxBP.jpg&w=3840&q=75)
Deborah Kerr
Lee Ashley
![Thelma Ritter](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimage.tmdb.org%2Ft%2Fp%2Fw300%2Fq48Cf2evvi73qJULqhIotGrszaA.jpg&w=3840&q=75)
Thelma Ritter
Kate Connors
![Dewey Martin](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimage.tmdb.org%2Ft%2Fp%2Fw300%2FiC0DmppUaFZrBOor0b40GBsZ5E5.jpg&w=3840&q=75)
Dewey Martin
Eddie Wodcik
![William Redfield](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimage.tmdb.org%2Ft%2Fp%2Fw300%2F6w7BRi6bTRZq263Bxkfogy4ekLB.jpg&w=3840&q=75)
William Redfield
Chaplain Lt. (jg) Holmes
![Ross Bagdasarian](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimage.tmdb.org%2Ft%2Fp%2Fw300%2FwuZCaOdxbFdRrQuxVXaaF2FlB6U.jpg&w=3840&q=75)
Ross Bagdasarian
Louie
![Adam Williams](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimage.tmdb.org%2Ft%2Fp%2Fw300%2FrZju92r8uMvLW31dFPgZ21nnT0N.jpg&w=3840&q=75)
Adam Williams
Eustace Press
![Marion Ross](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimage.tmdb.org%2Ft%2Fp%2Fw300%2FeZpOYvFoJnej8n7aKSi2LVvvlQu.jpg&w=3840&q=75)
Marion Ross
Joan
![Theodore Newton](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimage.tmdb.org%2Ft%2Fp%2Fw300%2FcwPqkXpCU5d7SEEiYjccDb0yoxZ.jpg&w=3840&q=75)
Theodore Newton
Bob Kilpatrick
![Richard Shannon](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimage.tmdb.org%2Ft%2Fp%2Fw300%2FqTJK0atvExEQopJoLXXzOzqtlSp.jpg&w=3840&q=75)
Richard Shannon
Major
![Peter Hansen](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimage.tmdb.org%2Ft%2Fp%2Fw300%2FkgmMzODLk6B1RZDqILX4vTC18El.jpg&w=3840&q=75)
Peter Hansen
Lieutenant (jg) Hutchins
![Ward Wood](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimage.tmdb.org%2Ft%2Fp%2Fw300%2FcfInhT7n9Jl5aX9DDpCG2oG0Pmw.jpg&w=3840&q=75)
Ward Wood
Sergeant Chester Peckinpaugh
Production Companies
Perlberg-Seaton Productions
![Paramount Pictures](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimage.tmdb.org%2Ft%2Fp%2Fw500%2Fgz66EfNoYPqHTYI4q9UEN4CbHRc.png&w=3840&q=75)
Paramount Pictures