The Bridge of San Luis Rey (2004)

The Bridge of San Luis Rey (2004)

Five lives bound by one fate. 2004-12-22 France, Spain, United Kingdom, United States of America 120 Min. PG-13
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Overview

The Bridge of San Luis Rey is American author Thornton Wilder's second novel, first published in 1927 to worldwide acclaim. It tells the story of several interrelated people who die in the collapse of an Inca rope-fiber suspension bridge in Peru, and the events that lead up to their being on the bridge. A friar who has witnessed the tragic accident then goes about inquiring into the lives of the victims, seeking some sort of cosmic answer to the question of why each had to die.

Cast

Gabriel Byrne is Brother Juniper
Brother Juniper
F. Murray Abraham is Viceroy of Peru
Viceroy of Peru
Kathy Bates is The Marquesa
The Marquesa
Robert De Niro is Archbishop of Peru
Archbishop of Peru
Harvey Keitel is Uncle Pio
Uncle Pio
Pilar López de Ayala is Camila Villegas (La Perichola)
Camila Villegas (La Perichola)
Mark Polish is Manuel
Geraldine Chaplin is The Abbess
Dominique Pinon is His Excellency's Fop
His Excellency's Fop
John Lynch is Captain Alvarado
Captain Alvarado