Waterloo Bridge is a military drama directed by Mervyn Leroy , filmed in 1940 . Screen adaptation of the play of the same name by Robert E. Sherwood .
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| Genre | drama military melodrama |
| Producer | Mervyn Leroy |
| Producer | Sydney Franklin |
| Author script | Samuel Berman Hans Rameau George Fresnel |
| In the main cast | Vivien leigh Robert Taylor Virginia field |
| Operator | Joseph Ruttenberg |
| Composer | Herbert Stothart |
| Film company | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
| Duration | 108 minutes |
| Budget | $ 0.95 million |
| A country |  USA |
| Language | |
| Year | 1940 |
| IMDb | ID 0033238 |
Content
- 1 plot
- 2 Cast
- 3 facts
- 4 References
Story
The beginning of World War II . British officer Roy Cronin ( Robert Taylor ) is preparing to be sent to France, to the front, but first decides to call on Waterloo Bridge , with which he has so many memories. Here, on the bridge, the past rises before his eyes.
The previous World War I is in full swing. During the bombing of London on Waterloo Bridge, young ballerina Mayra ( Vivien Leigh ) and handsome officer Roy meet and fall in love. He asks for her hand, she gives consent, but suddenly he is sent to the front. For an affair with the military, a strict teacher ( Maria Uspenskaya ) expels Mayra from the ballet troupe, and soon in one of the newspapers she sees Roy's name in the lists of the dead. Despair, lack of money and unemployment lead the girl to the panel . But the message of Roy’s death turns out to be erroneous, and he returns.
Cast
- Vivien Leigh - Myra Leicester
- Robert Taylor - Roy Cronin
- Virginia Field - Kitty
- Lucille Watson - Lady Margaret Cronin
- Maria Uspenskaya - Madame Olga Kirova
- Aubrey Smith - Duke
- Janet Shaw - Maureen
- Janet Waldo - Elsa
Facts
- The film claimed the Oscar in two categories: Best Cinematography (Joseph Rattenberg), Best Music ( Herbert Stothart ).
- Robert E. Sherwood's play Waterloo Bridge has been filmed three times.
- Waterloo Bridge was the second joint project of Robert Taylor and Mervyn Leroy. There were four of them.
- The film was released on May 17, 1940, exactly one week after the period of the Strange War ended and the German Wehrmacht launched an offensive against France .
Links
- Waterloo Bridge on the Internet Movie Database
- Waterloo Bridge on allmovie