The Bridge of San Luis Rey (1944) | |
| Director(s) | Rowland V. Lee |
| Producer(s) | Benedict Bogeaus, Rowland V. Lee |
| Top Genres | Drama, Film Adaptation, Romance |
| Top Topics | Book-Based, True Story (based on) |
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The Bridge of San Luis Rey Overview:
The Bridge of San Luis Rey (1944) was a Drama - Romance Film directed by Rowland V. Lee and produced by Rowland V. Lee and Benedict Bogeaus.
SYNOPSIS
Five people are killed in a freak accident when a lofty rope bridge collapses. The film details a priest's journey to discover if there was a divine reason for the bloody disaster. Set in Lima, Peru, during the 18th century. Based on the Thornton Wilder novel, and first made in 1929.
(Source: available at Amazon AMC Classic Movie Companion).
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Academy Awards 1944 --- Ceremony Number 17 (source: AMPAS)
| Award | Recipient | Result |
| Best Art Direction | Cedric Gibbons | Won |
| Best Music - Scoring | Dimitri Tiomkin | Nominated |
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Quotes from
Don Andre - The Viceroy:
I had a few uncomfortable moments thinking about the future of Peru. Do you realize that you might have had to rule?
Don Gonzalo: Heaven forbid!
Don Andre - The Viceroy: [Sarcastically] Fortunately Heaven did.
Michaela Villegas: [to Uncle Pio] Don't try to make me feel sorry. I have no heart for the theater. I am what I am. I must be what I must be.
Uncle Pio: [Tp Michaelia] I warned His Excellancy that the palace crows would peck at you but can't reach you across the footlights. You will always be safe there.
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Don Gonzalo: Heaven forbid!
Don Andre - The Viceroy: [Sarcastically] Fortunately Heaven did.
Michaela Villegas: [to Uncle Pio] Don't try to make me feel sorry. I have no heart for the theater. I am what I am. I must be what I must be.
Uncle Pio: [Tp Michaelia] I warned His Excellancy that the palace crows would peck at you but can't reach you across the footlights. You will always be safe there.
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Facts about
Inexplicably this version of the Wilder novel is set in 1774, not 1714, as the novel and 2004 version are.
The identity of several of the victims of the tragedy are changed.
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The identity of several of the victims of the tragedy are changed.
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