The Bridge of San Luis Rey
May 13, 2009The Bridge of San Luis Rey
Call Number: VHS00817
by Lynn Bari; Akim Tamiroff; Francis Lederer; Thornton Wilder; Rowland V Lee; Benedict Bogeaus; Howard Estabrook; United Artists Corporation.; Image Entertainment (Firm); UCLA Film and Television Archive.;
Format: VHS
Language: English
Publisher: Eatontown, New Jersey: Starmaker Entertainment, Inc., 1992.
Notes: Originally released in 1944 (89 mins.); based on the book by Thornton Wilder; Nominated for one 1945 Academy Award;
Summary: Set in 18th century Lima, Peru, a rickety bridge which has spanned a deep gorge for ages, suddenly breaks– and five people plunge to their deaths. A priest, who is deeply affected by the catastrophe, decides to make an investigative study of the lives of the victims to determine if he can find some clue to God’s intention in casting five dis-associated mortals into eternity at precisely the same moment.
Also: See the Mary McGuckian directed The Bridge of San Luis Rey (DVD00082)
OCLC #: 43627685
Added: May 13, 2009
This item is part of the Ralph H. Wolfe Collection
