The Bridge of San Luis Rey (1944)
- Directed by
- Rowland V. Lee
- Genre
- drama film, romance film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 47m
- Rated
- NR
- Rating
- 6.3 of 10 from 3 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
After a bridge collapse kills five people in 18th century Peru, a friar investigates their lives. He looks into their connections and pasts to understand why they died.
somberreflectiveslow-pacedemotionalmelancholicphilosophicalorchestraltragic
What happens
The Bridge of San Luis Rey is a 1944 drama film made by Benedict Bogeaus Productions and released by United Artists. It was produced and directed by Rowland V. Lee with Benedict Bogeaus as co-producer. The screenplay by Howard Estabrook and Herman Weissman was adapted from the 1927 novel The Bridge of San Luis Rey by Thornton Wilder. The music score was by Dimitri Tiomkin and the cinematography by John W. Boyle and an uncredited John J. Mescall. The film stars Lynn Bari, Francis Lederer, Akim Tamiroff, Nazimova and Louis Calhern. Dimitri Tiomkin's music was nominated for the Best Original Score. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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