Waterloo Bridge

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Waterloo Bridge

1940,

1h 44m,

Romance/

History/

Drama/

War

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83%

6 Reviews

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88%

2,500+ Ratings

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6 Reviews

88%

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2,500+ Ratings

At the onset of World War I, British officer Roy Cronin and ballerina Myra meet and fall in love. As fate would have it, Cronin is called to active duty shortly thereafter. When Cronin's departure coincides with a performance, Myra chooses to skip the ballet to see her love leave. As a result, she is dismissed from the ballet and struggles to make ends meet -- and when she reads of Cronin's misreported death, Myra hits rock bottom, resorting to prostitution.

Bosley Crowther

New York Times

Mar 25, 2006

4/5

Let there be no doubt about it. Vivien Leigh is as fine an actress as we have on the screen today. Maybe even the finest, and that's a lot to say.

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George Orwell

Time and Tide

Oct 2, 2023

This romantic tear-jerker -- for one can hardly call it a tragedy -- is saved from degenerating into sheer idiocy by competent all-round acting.

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Emanuel Levy

EmanuelLevy.Com

Jul 3, 2005

4/5

Carol Cling

Las Vegas Review-Journal

Aug 22, 2003

3/5

Bob Bloom

Journal and Courier (Lafayette, IN)

Nov 3, 2002

2/5

A glossy MGM weeper. A chick flick from the golden era.

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Ken Hanke

Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

Jul 30, 2002

3/5

Glossy, sanitized remake of the brilliant 1931 James Whale film

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Albus S

Feb 4, 2019

Show how much attitudes have changed... or perhaps haven't.

Albus W

Mar 11, 2017

A beautiful film starring Vivien Leigh & Robert Taylor. It has a scene where the two leads dance in a candlelit room that is one of the most romantic scenes ever. Strong performance from the always gorgeous Miss Leigh. This film really has it all war, romance, separations, sex, illness, and love. A great way to spend an hour or two.

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Ron W

Apr 12, 2011

Sentimental romantic drama.

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Mervyn LeRoy

Director

Vivien Leigh

Myra

Robert Taylor

Roy Cronin

Lucile Watson

Lady Margaret Cronin

C. Aubrey Smith

The Duke

Maria Ouspenskaya

Madame Olga Kirowa

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Synopsis

At the onset of World War I, British officer Roy Cronin and ballerina Myra meet and fall in love. As fate would have it, Cronin is called to active duty shortly thereafter. When Cronin's departure coincides with a performance, Myra chooses to skip the ballet to see her love leave. As a result, she is dismissed from the ballet and struggles to make ends meet -- and when she reads of Cronin's misreported death, Myra hits rock bottom, resorting to prostitution.

Director: Mervyn LeRoy
Producer: Sidney Franklin
Screenwriter: S.N. Behrman, Hans Rameau, George Froeschel
Production Co: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Genre: Romance, History, Drama, War
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): May 17, 1940, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 22, 2016
Runtime: 1h 44m

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