Basic Info
Release: March 30, 1929
Rating: ⭐ 7.3/10 (3 votes)
The Bridge of San Luis Rey
1929
⭐ 7.3/10
3 votes
Overview
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.
Genres
Drama
Production Countries
- United States of America
Spoken Languages
- English en
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Cast
Lili Damita
Camila (La Perichole)
Ernest Torrence
Uncle Pio
Raquel Torres
Pepita
Don Alvarado
Manuel
Duncan Renaldo
Esteban
Henry B. Walthall
Father Juniper
Michael Vavitch
Viceroy
Emily Fitzroy
Marquesa
Jane Winton
Doña Carla
Crew
Marian Ainslee
Writer
Charles Brabin
Director
Ruth Cummings
Writer
Alice D.G. Miller
Writer
Hunt Stromberg
Producer
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