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Waterloo Bridge, 1940
English
USA
Profile of Waterloo Bridge
The mood of Waterloo Bridge is bittersweet, emotional, and sentimental. The plot centers around dancers, tragic love, and wartime life. It is a drama, romance, and period movie. Stylistically, Waterloo Bridge is a melodrama. In approach, it is serious and realistic. The pacing is slow. Waterloo Bridge is set in London. It happens during World War 1. It is a remake and adapted from a play.
Summary of Waterloo Bridge
Based on the play by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Robert E. Sherwood, WATERLOO BRIDGE stars Vivien Leigh as Myra, a shy ballerina whose life is irrevocably altered in war-torn London. It's love at first sight when Myra meets handsome, aristocratic British officer Roy Cronin (Robert Taylor) in the midst of an air raid. The couple soon plans to wed, but Cronin is called to the front, and shortly thereafter a newspaper reports his death. Forced out of ballet school, alone and destitute, Myra turns to prostitution. When she discovers that the newspaper report was inaccurate, Myra is unable to tell Cronin about her professional life, and tragedy ensues. This 10-handkerchief weeper was directed by Mervyn LeRoy. Joseph Ruttenberg's photography is beautiful, as is the inspired soundtrack by Herbert Stothart (THE WIZARD OF OZ), but what makes WATERLOO BRIDGE is Leigh's stunning performance and the very real chemistry between her and Robert Taylor.
Details
| Language: | English |
| Country: | USA |
| Release date: | 17 May 1940 |
| Runtime: | 108 min |
Cast and Crew
as Myra
as Roy Cronin
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Users Reviews
- 11.October.2009
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- by: Tony M
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