The Bridge of San Luis Rey (2004)

Directed by:
Mary McGuckian

Written by:
Mary McGuckian
Thornton Wilder

Plot:
Five seemingly unrelated voyagers find themselves united by the same tragic destiny. Five people, on separate journeys for very different reasons, happen to be crossing the bridge at San Luis Rey at noon on the fateful day of July 20th, 1714. The bridge breaks and all five plummet to their deaths in the deep gorge below. Was it an accident? Or were they, in some strange way, to blame, for the tragedy that cut short their lives. Told entirely in flashback, the period drama reveals the lives and backstories of these five people killed in a disaster, in Peru, the day the San Luis Rey bridge collapsed.

Genres: Drama
Countries: France / Spain / United Kingdom
Languages: English
Runtime: 120

Alternative titles:

Le Pont du roi Saint-Louis
El Puente de San Luis Rey

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Cast:

Robert De Niro... Archbishop of Peru

F. Murray Abraham... Viceroy of Peru

Kathy Bates... The Marquesa

Harvey Keitel... Uncle Pio

Gabriel Byrne... Brother Juniper

Geraldine Chaplin... The Abbess

John Lynch... Captain Alvarado

Dominique Pinon... His Excellency's Fop

Mark Polish... Manuel

Samuel Le Bihan... Dona Clara's Husband