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Waterloo Bridge (1940 film)

Waterloo Bridge
Waterloo Bridge (1940 film) poster.jpg
Original movie poster
Directed by Mervyn LeRoy
Produced by Sidney Franklin
Written by S. N. Behrman
Hans Rameau
George Froeschel
Based on Waterloo Bridge
by Robert E. Sherwood
Starring Robert Taylor
Vivien Leigh
Lucile Watson
Virginia Field
Maria Ouspenskaya
C. Aubrey Smith
Music by Herbert Stothart
Cinematography Joseph Ruttenberg
Distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date
May 17, 1940 (1940-05-17)
Running time
108 minutes
Country United States
Language English
Budget $1,164,000
Box office $1,250,000 (Domestic earnings)
$1,217,000 (Foreign earnings)

Waterloo Bridge is a 1940 remake of the 1931 American drama film also called Waterloo Bridge, adapted from the 1930 play Waterloo Bridge. In an extended flashback narration, it recounts the story of a dancer and an army captain who meet by chance on Waterloo Bridge. The film was made by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, directed by Mervyn LeRoy and produced by Sidney Franklin and Mervyn LeRoy. The screenplay is by S. N. Behrman, Hans Rameau and George Froeschel, based on the Broadway drama by Robert E. Sherwood. The music is by Herbert Stothart and cinematography by Joseph Ruttenberg.

Waterloo Bridge stars Robert Taylor and Vivien Leigh, her first film after the success of Gone with the Wind. The film was a success at the box office and nominated for two Academy AwardsBest Music for Herbert Stothart and Best Cinematography. It was also considered a personal favorite by both Vivien Leigh and Robert Taylor.


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