Waterloo Bridge (1940) |
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| Director(s) | Mervyn LeRoy |
| Producer(s) | Sidney Franklin |
| Top Genres | Drama, Film Adaptation, Romance, War |
| Top Topics | Based on Play, Remake, World War I |
Featured Cast of Waterloo Bridge See More »
Waterloo Bridge
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1940
Vivien Leigh
(as Myra)
Waterloo Bridge
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1940
Robert Taylor
(as Roy Cronin)
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1940
Lucile Watson
(as Lady Margaret Cronin)
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Maria Ouspenskaya
(as Madame Olga Kirowa)
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C. Aubrey Smith
(as The Duke)
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Janet Waldo
(as Elsa)
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Phyllis Barry
(as Second Girl at Estate ...)
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Leo G. Carroll
(as Policeman)
Waterloo Bridge Overview:
Waterloo Bridge (1940) was a War - Drama Film directed by Mervyn LeRoy and produced by Sidney Franklin.
Academy Awards 1940 --- Ceremony Number 13 (source: AMPAS)
| Award | Recipient | Result |
| Best Cinematography | Joseph Ruttenberg | Nominated |
| Best Music - Scoring | Herbert Stothart | Nominated |
Waterloo Bridge BlogHub Articles:
Waterloo Bridge (1931): Pre-Code Edition
Many might best remember Vivien Leigh and Robert Taylor in the 1940 version of Waterloo Bridge. It’s immediately obvious this movie has a very different flavor from the outset. It’s an earthier more boisterous version of Waterloo Bridge before the Production Codes took their axes to the ... Read full article
Waterloo Bridge (1940) and The Farewell Waltz
If you’re like me, Waterloo conjures up a limited array of mental images. Napoleon and The Battle of Waterloo. The Kinks and Waterloo Sunset. That’s about the extent of it. Now I can add Vivien Leigh, Robert Taylor, and Waterloo Bridge to the list. Fittingly, our opening prologue begins ... Read full article
On Blu-ray: Vivien Leigh and Robert Taylor in Waterloo Bridge (1940)
Vivien Leigh made so few films that every opportunity to see her is a great pleasure. She achieved one of her best screen performances in Waterloo Bridge (1940). I recently watched the World War I-set romantic tragedy on a new Blu-ray release from Warner Archive. Adapted from a Robert E. Sherwood pl... Read full article
WATERLOO BRIDGE ( 1940 ) VIVIEN LEIGH BLOGATHON.
Today is the 102nd Birthday of Vivien Leigh, the famed motion picture actress who is primarily remembered for her role of Scarlett O’Hara in Gone With The Wind. In commemoration of this special day, my great friend Joseph who runs the blog Wolffian Classic Movies Digest is hosting his very fir... Read full article
Waterloo Bridge (1931)
I felt incredibly stupid popping in the first volume of Forbidden Hollywood and realizing its version of Waterloo Bridge was not what I anticipated. I thought the only version of this depressing tale of prostitution and doomed love was the 1940s feature starring Vivien Leigh. Actually, that’s ... Read full article
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Waterloo Bridge Quotes:
Myra Lester: Madame didn't think so.
Roy Cronin: Well, experts never know - it takes outsiders to know, and I tell you, it was beautiful.
Myra Lester: That certainly proves you're an outsider.
Myra Lester: Oh, Roy.
Roy Cronin: Shall we face it?
Myra Lester: It's been so quick. Are you quite, quite sure?
Roy Cronin: Myra, I was never so sure of anything in my life. In the moment you left me after the air raid, I knew I must find you again. I've found you and I'll never let you go. Does that answer you?
[Myra nods]