Waterloo Bridge

""Every parting from you is like a little eternity""

1940 1h 48m EN

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7.5

BANGER

★7.5TMDB · 185

DramaRomance

Synopsis

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On the eve of World War II, a British officer revisits Waterloo Bridge and recalls the young man he was at the beginning of World War I and the young ballerina he met just before he left for the front.

“"Every parting from you is like a little eternity"”

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Cast

Vivien Leigh
Myra
Robert Taylor
Roy Cronin
Lucile Watson
Lady Margaret Cronin
Virginia Field
Kitty
Maria Ouspenskaya
Madame Olga Kirowa
C. Aubrey Smith
The Duke
Janet Shaw
Maureen
Janet Waldo
Elsa

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Mervyn LeRoy
Writers: George Froeschel, S. N. Behrman, Hans Rameau
Languages: English, French
Countries: United States of America

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MONEY

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Shot for just $1.2M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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ERA

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86 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, French.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Mervyn LeRoy, shot by Joseph Ruttenberg. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Herbert Stothart. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor George Boemler shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Vivien Leigh and Robert Taylor and Lucile Watson carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: ""Every parting from you is like a little eternity"".

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The take

Mervyn LeRoy directs. Joseph Ruttenberg behind the camera. Herbert Stothart scores. George Boemler cuts. Profitable at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English, French.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Shot for just $1.2M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
286 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, French.
4Directed by Mervyn LeRoy, shot by Joseph Ruttenberg. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Herbert Stothart. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor George Boemler shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Vivien Leigh and Robert Taylor and Lucile Watson carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: ""Every parting from you is like a little eternity"".
9IMDB entry: tt0033238 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Classified under 12 themes, including "suicide", "world war i", "world war ii", "bridge".