The Bridge of San Luis Rey (1944) |
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| Director(s) | Rowland V. Lee |
| Producer(s) | Rowland V. Lee, Benedict Bogeaus |
| Top Genres | Drama, Film Adaptation, Romance |
| Top Topics | Book-Based, True Story (based on) |
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Lynn Bari(as Michaela Villegas)
The Bridge of San Luis Rey
Released
1944
The Bridge of San Luis Rey
Released
1944
Lynn Bari
(as Michaela Villegas)
Akim Tamiroff(as Uncle Pio)
The Bridge of San Luis Rey
Released
1944
The Bridge of San Luis Rey
Released
1944
Akim Tamiroff
(as Uncle Pio)
Francis Lederer(as Esteban / Manuel)
The Bridge of San Luis Rey
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1944
The Bridge of San Luis Rey
Released
1944
Francis Lederer
(as Esteban / Manuel)
Alla Nazimova(as Doña Maria)
The Bridge of San Luis Rey
Released
1944
The Bridge of San Luis Rey
Released
1944
Alla Nazimova
(as Doña Maria)
Louis Calhern(as Don Andre)
The Bridge of San Luis Rey
Released
1944
The Bridge of San Luis Rey
Released
1944
Louis Calhern
(as Don Andre)
Donald Woods(as Brother Juniper)
The Bridge of San Luis Rey
Released
1944
The Bridge of San Luis Rey
Released
1944
Donald Woods
(as Brother Juniper)
Blanche Yurka(as The Abbess)
The Bridge of San Luis Rey
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1944
The Bridge of San Luis Rey
Released
1944
Blanche Yurka
(as The Abbess)
Barton Hepburn(as Don Gonzalo)
The Bridge of San Luis Rey
Released
1944
The Bridge of San Luis Rey
Released
1944
Barton Hepburn
(as Don Gonzalo)
The Bridge of San Luis Rey Overview:
The Bridge of San Luis Rey (1944) was a Drama - Romance Film directed by Rowland V. Lee and produced by Rowland V. Lee and Benedict Bogeaus.
SYNOPSIS
Five people are killed in a freak accident when a lofty rope bridge collapses. The film details a priest's journey to discover if there was a divine reason for the bloody disaster. Set in Lima, Peru, during the 18th century. Based on the Thornton Wilder novel, and first made in 1929.
(Source: available at Amazon AMC Classic Movie Companion).
Academy Awards 1944 --- Ceremony Number 17 (source: AMPAS)
| Award | Recipient | Result |
| Best Art Direction | Cedric Gibbons | Won |
| Best Music - Scoring | Dimitri Tiomkin | Nominated |
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The Bridge of San Luis Rey Quotes:
Esteban:
The more tome I spent at school, the less I understand the wind and the weather.
Michaela Villegas: If we don't understand ourselves, how can we ever expect to understand anybody else?
Michaela Villegas: If we don't understand ourselves, how can we ever expect to understand anybody else?
Brother Juniper:
We trust in Heaven. God has never failed man. Only man fails God.
Uncle Pio:
One should never trust a woman.
Uncle Pio:
[Tp Michaelia] I warned His Excellancy that the palace crows would peck at you but can't reach you across the footlights. You will always be safe there.
Don Andre - The Viceroy:
I had a few uncomfortable moments thinking about the future of Peru. Do you realize that you might have had to rule?
Don Gonzalo: Heaven forbid!
Don Andre - The Viceroy: [Sarcastically] Fortunately Heaven did.
See More Quotes from The Bridge of San Luis ReyDon Gonzalo: Heaven forbid!
Don Andre - The Viceroy: [Sarcastically] Fortunately Heaven did.
The Bridge of San Luis Rey Facts
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Inexplicably this version of the Wilder novel is set in 1774, not 1714, as the novel and 2004 version are.
The identity of several of the victims of the tragedy are changed.