The Bridge of San Luis Rey 20 years old

Five lives bound by one fate.

The Bridge of San Luis Rey

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.

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The Bridge of San Luis Rey Cast

Name Character
Robert De Niro He was 61, now 80 years old as Archbishop of Peru
Geraldine Chaplin She was 60, now 79 years old as The Abbess
Gabriel Byrne He was 55, now 73 years old as Brother Juniper
Kathy Bates She was 56, now 75 years old as The Marquesa
F. Murray Abraham He was 65, now 84 years old as Viceroy of Peru
Harvey Keitel He was 66, now 84 years old as Uncle Pio
John Lynch He was 43, 57 years old when he died as Captain Alvarado
Jim Sheridan He was 56, now 75 years old as The King of Spain
Émilie Dequenne She was 23, now 42 years old as Doña Clara
Dominique Pinon He was 50, now 69 years old as His Excellency's Fop
Samuel Le Bihan He was 39, now 58 years old as Dona Clara's Husband
Michael Polish He was 34, now 53 years old as Esteban
Pilar López de Ayala She was 26, now 45 years old as Camila Villegas (La Perichola)
Mark Polish He was 34, now 53 years old as Manuel
Adriana Domínguez She was 29, now 48 years old as Pepita

The Bridge of San Luis Rey Crew

Name Department
Javier Aguirresarobe as Director of Photography. He was 57 (now 76) years old Camera
Thornton Wilder as Novel. He was 108 (78) years old when He died Writing
Mary McGuckian as Director. She was 40 (now 58) years old Directing
Mary McGuckian as Writer. She was 40 (now 58) years old Writing
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The Bridge of San Luis Rey (20 years)

Five lives bound by one fate.

  • Release day: Thursday, January 01, 2004
  • Runtime: 120 minutes