The Bridge of San Luis Rey

1h 47m
Drama
6

A rope bridge over a gorge in the Peruvian Andes snaps, sending five people plunging to their deaths. A priest sets out to find out more about the life of each of the victims.

Cast

Lynn Bari
Michaela Villegas
Akim Tamiroff
Uncle Pio
Francis Lederer
Esteban / Manuel
Alla Nazimova
Doña Maria - The Marquesa
Louis Calhern
Don Andre - The Viceroy
Donald Woods
Brother Juniper
Blanche Yurka
The Abbess
Barton Hepburn
Don Gonzalo
Joan Lorring
Pepita
Emma Dunn
Doña Mercedes
Abner Biberman
Maita
Antonio Triana
Dancer at Viceroy's Party
Florence Auer
Palace Crow (uncredited)
Matthew Beard
Pancho (uncredited)
Sidney Bracey
Wigged Courtier (uncredited)
Bess Flowers
Extra at Viceroy's Party (uncredited)
Michael Mark
Traveler to Lima (uncredited)
William H. O'Brien
Servant Peeking in Keyhole (uncredited)
Minerva Urecal
Uncle Pio's Servant (uncredited)
Theodore von Eltz
Officer (uncredited)

Crew

Rowland V. Lee
Director, Producer
Herman Weissman
Adaptation
Howard Estabrook
Adaptation, Screenplay
Thornton Wilder
Novel
Benedict Bogeaus
Producer
Dimitri Tiomkin
Original Music Composer

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