arrow_back
menu
The Bridge of San Luis Rey
star_border 8
Drama
1929
1 hour and 27 minutes
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.
More informationexpand_more
Show crew keyboard_double_arrow_down
Cast

Show more expand_more
keyboard_double_arrow_down