The Bridge of San Luis Rey (2004)
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.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $24,000,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 5.696 |
Directed By
Mary McGuckian
Crew
Mary McGuckian
Mary McGuckian
Thornton Wilder
Javier Aguirresarobe
Lalo Schifrin
Sharon Howard-Field
Yvonne Blake
Óscar Sempere
Emilio Ardura
Sonia Aranzabal
Mary McGuckian
Kant Pan
Gil Parrondo
Montse Damas
Linda DeVetta
Carmela Maellas
Miguel Sesé
Jeff Abberley
Elvira Bolz
Michael Cowan
Craig Darian
Samuel Hadida
Victor Hadida
Peter James
Howard G. Kazanjian
Garret McGuckian
Mary McGuckian
Denise O'Dell
Jason Piette
James Simpson
Mark DeSimone
Michael Redfern
TOP CAST
Gabriel Byrne
Brother Juniper
F. Murray Abraham
Viceroy of Peru
Kathy Bates
The Marquesa
Robert De Niro
Archbishop of Peru
Harvey Keitel
Uncle Pio
Pilar López de Ayala
Camila Villegas (La Perichola)
Mark Polish
Manuel
Michael Polish
Esteban
Adriana Domínguez
Pepita
Geraldine Chaplin
The Abbess
Dominique Pinon
His Excellency's Fop
John Lynch
Captain Alvarado
Émilie Dequenne
Doña Clara
Samuel Le Bihan
Dona Clara's Husband
Jim Sheridan
The King of Spain
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