The Pride and the Passion is a 1957 epic war film set during the Napoleonic Wars. Directed and produced by Stanley Kramer, the movie stars Cary Grant, Frank Sinatra, and Sophia Loren. Filmed in Technicolor and VistaVision, the production also features performances by Theodore Bikel and Jay Novello.
Sophia Loren: Stunning photos of a timeless Italian beauty: https://t.co/a46Y9AO6jE
The stunning sex appeal and the unmatched aura of Sophia Loren when at only 23, in 1957, she landed in America for filming:
“The Pride and the Passion” with Cary Grant and Frank Sinatra 🎬
Natural born Queen 👑🇮🇹
At just 22, Chicago girl Shirley Slade climbed into the cockpit of the deadly “Widowmaker” — the B-26 Marauder that even battle-hardened men feared.
No glory. No veteran status. Just grit, danger, and duty.
She was one of the fearless WASPs — Women Airforce Service Pilots — who flew over 60 million miles in WWII so our boys could fight.
Ferrying bombers, towing targets through live fire, pushing planes men refused. 38 sisters never came home.
When the war ended, they were sent home as civilians. No thanks. No benefits. It took until 1977 for veteran recognition.
Shirley never asked for special treatment — only to serve. She flew the missions others wouldn’t, then waited decades for America to finally say: You earned this. 🇺🇸🦉
#WASP #ShirleySlade
After making their first combat jump on D-Day, paratroopers Forrest Guth, Floyd Talbert, John Eubanks, and Francis Mellet of Easy Company pose for a photo in Normandy, 82 years ago today. 🪖
Reinforcements on Omaha in front of the cliff of Colleville sur Mer sector Fox Red. In the foreground, a GI has passed a life belt around his ammo boxCredit
Out of 16.4 million Americans who served in WWII, only about 40,000 are still alive.
They’re dying at a rate of ~100 per day.
These are the heroes who saved the world from tyranny.
Find one. Thank one. Listen to their stories.
While you still can.
Estas tres jovenes militantes de la Juventud Comunista de Yugoslavia, capturadas en Zagreb ocupado por los criminales nazis y sus aliados locales.
Sonríen desafiantes frente a su tumba momentos antes de su ejecución a manos de los fascistas.
La dignidad tiene nombre de mujer.