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The Bridge of San Luis Rey

The Bridge of San Luis Rey (1929)

1h 27m | PG-13

⭐ 7.333 / 10

This first cinematic version of the classic book is a part-talkie, although the only surviving print is silent (housed in the George Eastman House, Rochester, NY). It is a straight-forward telling of the intermingled lives of a group of strangers doomed to die in a collapsing bridge accident. The Art Direction, paltry and unremarkable, surprisingly won an Oscar over the far more remarkable work nominated in THE IRON MASK. The special effect scene of the lovers plummeting with the bridge into the chasm is unforgettable and remarkably done.

Director: Charles Brabin

Studio: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Genre: Drama

Video: 720p

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Cast

Lili Damita

Lili Damita

as Camila (La Perichole)

Ernest Torrence

Ernest Torrence

as Uncle Pio

Raquel Torres

Raquel Torres

as Pepita

Don Alvarado

Don Alvarado

as Manuel

Duncan Renaldo

Duncan Renaldo

as Esteban

Henry B. Walthall

Henry B. Walthall

as Father Juniper