Thematically heavy costume drama (too weighty for the average viewer)
The Bridge of San Luis Rey
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.
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The Bridge of San Luis Rey
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Status
Released
Release Date
Dec 22, 2004
Runtime
2h 0m
Genres
Romance, Drama
User Score
51%
Original Title
The Bridge of San Luis Rey
Production Companies
Tribeca Productions, Pembridge Pictures, Scion Films, Movision, Spice Factory, Davis Films, Metropolitan Filmexport, Fine Line Features, KanZaman Productions, Senator International
Director
Mary McGuckian
Budget
$24,000,000
Description
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.