
Overview:
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.Status: | Released (2004-12-22) |
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Awards: | 1 win |
BoxOffice: | $49,981 |
Screen: | Mary McGuckian, Thornton Wilder |
Productions: | Tribeca Productions, Pembridge Pictures, Scion Films, Movision, Spice Factory, Davis Films, Metropolitan Filmexport, Fine Line Features, KanZaman Productions, Senator International |
Production Countries: | France, Spain, United Kingdom, United States of America |
Spoken Languages: | English |

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- 5168: Gabriel Byrne - Brother Juniper
- 1164: F. Murray Abraham - Viceroy of Peru
- 8534: Kathy Bates - The Marquesa
- 380: Robert De Niro - Archbishop of Peru
- 1037: Harvey Keitel - Uncle Pio
- 98357: Pilar López de Ayala - Camila Villegas (La Perichola)
- 41886: Mark Polish - Manuel
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- 130482: Mary McGuckian - Director - Directing
- 7661: Thornton Wilder - Novel - Writing
- 130482: Mary McGuckian - Writer - Writing
- 403: Javier Aguirresarobe - Director of Photography - Camera
- 9217: Lalo Schifrin - Original Music Composer - Sound
- 130482: Mary McGuckian - Editor - Editing
- 16675: Kant Pan - Editor - Editing
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**_Thematically heavy costume drama (too weighty for the average viewer)_** In 1714, five people fall to their deaths in the Andes when an "indestructible" rope-bridge breaks and Franciscan monk Brother Juniper (Gabriel Byrne) becomes obsessed with the tragedy, collecting personal ....
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