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The Bridge of San Luis Rey

The Bridge of San Luis Rey

Five lives bound by one fate.
Dec 22, 2004 2h 0m
5.1
58 votes

Synopsis

The Bridge of San Luis Rey is American author Thornton Wilder's second novel, first published in 1927 to worldwide acclaim. It tells the story of several interrelated people who die in the collapse of an Inca rope-fiber suspension bridge in Peru, and the events that lead up to their being on the bridge. A friar who has witnessed the tragic accident then goes about inquiring into the lives of the victims, seeking some sort of cosmic answer to the question of why each had to die.

Title The Bridge of San Luis Rey
Companies Tribeca Productions, Pembridge Pictures, Scion Films, Movision, Spice Factory, Davis Films, Metropolitan Filmexport, Fine Line Features, KanZaman Productions, Senator International
Countries France, Spain, United Kingdom, United States of America
Keywords based on novel or book, peru, bridge, period drama, 18th century, woman director
Gabriel Byrne

Gabriel Byrne

Brother Juniper
F. Murray Abraham

F. Murray Abraham

Viceroy of Peru
Kathy Bates

Kathy Bates

The Marquesa
Robert De Niro

Robert De Niro

Archbishop of Peru
Pilar López de Ayala

Pilar López de Ayala

Camila Villegas (La Perichola)
Dominique Pinon

Dominique Pinon

His Excellency's Fop
John Lynch

John Lynch

Captain Alvarado
Samuel Le Bihan

Samuel Le Bihan

Dona Clara's Husband
Jim Sheridan

Jim Sheridan

The King of Spain