The Bridge of San Luis Rey
60 %|Feb 11, 1944|Drama
A rope bridge over a gorge in the Peruvian Andes snaps, sending five people plunging to their deaths. A priest sets out to find out more about the life of each of the victims.
Featured Crew
Benedict Bogeaus
Producer
Herman Weissman
Adaptation
Rowland V. Lee
Producer
Rowland V. Lee
Director
Thornton Wilder
Novel
Howard Estabrook
Screenplay
Howard Estabrook
Adaptation
Dimitri Tiomkin
Original Music Composer
Cast
Lynn Bari
Michaela Villegas
Akim Tamiroff
Uncle Pio
Francis Lederer
Esteban / Manuel
Alla Nazimova
Doña Maria - The Marquesa
Louis Calhern
Don Andre - The Viceroy
Donald Woods
Brother Juniper
Blanche Yurka
The Abbess
Barton Hepburn
Don Gonzalo
Joan Lorring
Pepita
Emma Dunn
Doña Mercedes
Abner Biberman
Maita
Antonio Triana
Dancer at Viceroy's Party
Matthew Beard
Pancho (uncredited)
William H. O'Brien
Servant Peeking in Keyhole (uncredited)
Theodore von Eltz
Officer (uncredited)
Florence Auer
Palace Crow (uncredited)
Sidney Bracey
Wigged Courtier (uncredited)
Bess Flowers
Extra at Viceroy's Party (uncredited)
Minerva Urecal
Uncle Pio's Servant (uncredited)
Michael Mark
Traveler to Lima (uncredited)