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Waterloo Bridge

  • 19401940
  • PassedPassed
  • 1h 48m
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7.7/10
9.9K
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Vivien Leigh and Robert Taylor in Waterloo Bridge (1940)
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Myra and Roy meet and fall in love on Waterloo Bridge during an air raid. Their love will be one of the wars unspoken casualties.Myra and Roy meet and fall in love on Waterloo Bridge during an air raid. Their love will be one of the wars unspoken casualties.Myra and Roy meet and fall in love on Waterloo Bridge during an air raid. Their love will be one of the wars unspoken casualties.

IMDb RATING
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9.9K
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  • Director
    • Mervyn LeRoy
  • Writers
    • S.N. Behrman(screen play)
    • Hans Rameau(screen play)
    • George Froeschel(screen play)
  • Stars
    • Vivien Leigh
    • Robert Taylor
    • Lucile Watson
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  • Director
    • Mervyn LeRoy
  • Writers
    • S.N. Behrman(screen play)
    • Hans Rameau(screen play)
    • George Froeschel(screen play)
  • Stars
    • Vivien Leigh
    • Robert Taylor
    • Lucile Watson
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 114User reviews
    • 20Critic reviews
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 2 Oscars
      • 1 win & 2 nominations total

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    Waterloo Bridge
    Trailer 2:18
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    Vivien Leigh, Robert Taylor, and Virginia Field in Waterloo Bridge (1940)
    Vivien Leigh, Robert Taylor, and C. Aubrey Smith in Waterloo Bridge (1940)
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    Vivien Leigh
    Vivien Leigh
    • Myraas Myra
    Robert Taylor
    Robert Taylor
    • Roy Croninas Roy Cronin
    Lucile Watson
    Lucile Watson
    • Lady Margaret Croninas Lady Margaret Cronin
    Virginia Field
    Virginia Field
    • Kittyas Kitty
    Maria Ouspenskaya
    Maria Ouspenskaya
    • Madame Olga Kirowaas Madame Olga Kirowa
    C. Aubrey Smith
    C. Aubrey Smith
    • The Dukeas The Duke
    Janet Shaw
    Janet Shaw
    • Maureenas Maureen
    Janet Waldo
    Janet Waldo
    • Elsaas Elsa
    Steffi Duna
    Steffi Duna
    • Lydiaas Lydia
    Virginia Carroll
    Virginia Carroll
    • Sylviaas Sylvia
    Leda Nicova
    • Marieas Marie
    Florence Baker
    Florence Baker
    • Beatriceas Beatrice
    Margery Manning
    • Maryas Mary
    Frances MacInerney
    • Violetas Violet
    Eleanor Stewart
    Eleanor Stewart
    • Graceas Grace
    Lowden Adams
    • The Duke's Butleras The Duke's Butler
    • (uncredited)
    Harry Allen
    • Taxi Driveras Taxi Driver
    • (uncredited)
    Jimmy Aubrey
    Jimmy Aubrey
    • Cockney in Air-Raid Shelteras Cockney in Air-Raid Shelter
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Mervyn LeRoy
    • Writers
      • S.N. Behrman(screen play)
      • Hans Rameau(screen play)
      • George Froeschel(screen play)
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    Storyline

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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. Myra stayed with him past curfew and is thrown out of the corps de ballet. She survives on the streets of London, falling even lower after she hears her true love has been killed in action. But he wasn't killed. Those terrible years were nothing more than a bad dream is Myra's hope after Roy finds her and takes her to his family's country estate. —Dale O'Connor <daleoc@interaccess.com>
    • hasty marriage
    • billiken
    • lucky charm
    • tragedy
    • tragic ending
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    • Plot synopsis
    • Taglines
      • Her First Picture Since "Gone With The Wind"
    • Genres
      • Drama
      • Romance
      • War
    • Certificate
      • Passed
    • Parents guide

    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      This was Robert Taylor's favorite of his films, even though he was generally felt to be miscast as a British officer.
    • Goofs
      When Roy travels back down to London from Scotland by express train, the train shown is a Great Western Railway one which did not serve Scotland as it only served routes from Paddington (London) to the West of England and Wales.
    • Quotes

      Myra Lester: I loved you, I've never loved anyone else. I never shall, that's the truth Roy, I never shall.

    • Alternate versions
      Also shown in computer colorized version.
    • Connections
      Edited into Homecoming (1948)
    • Soundtracks
      Swan Lake, Op.20
      (1877) (uncredited)

      Written by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

      Played during the opening credits

      Performed at the ballet

      Played as dance music at the estate dance given by Lady Margaret

      Played as background music often

    User reviews114

    Review
    Top review
    8/10
    Very nice - couldn't be made today
    LeRoy made a film which flings prostitution in our faces, and in the faces of its characters - yet he doesn't dare mention the word or show the deed explicitly. I'm not complaining; the fact that no one dares utter the p-word helps the film immeasurably. The tragedy plays out best in an atmosphere in which Myra's moral stain, or purported moral stain, is LITERALLY an unspeakable one. No modern director (with the possible exception of David Mamet) would dare NOT be explicit.

    Unfortunately for a love story, the love scenes are the only interactions lacking in electricity, the only interactions, in fact, that aren't interactions at all. They're the dull bits we endure in order to enjoy the real story. I should stress that they're still pleasant enough, so it's not MUCH of an endurance test.

    And what IS the real story? The delightful thing about it, I think, is that it's perfectly ambiguous. Taken one way, the romance between hero and heroine is destroyed because of the power of a pervasive, yet false, moral belief: the belief that a prostitute is tainted, unfit for marriage, love, life itself. Taken this way the story is a social tragedy. But arguably the film is asking us to make believe that the pervasive moral belief is in fact true, that the heroine really is (through no fault of her own) tainted; taken THIS way, it's a kind of moral fantasy. Either way it works.
    helpful•33
    15
    • Spleen
    • Nov 23, 2001

    FAQ2

    • Why is no explanation given for Robert Taylor's distinctly American accent?
    • Why on earth was the film styled with clothes and hairstyles from the 1930s instead of those from 1914? It is set during WW1 but the clothes and hair are all wrong.

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    • Release date
      • May 17, 1940 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • French
    • Also known as
      • Ihr erster Mann
    • Filming locations
      • Waterloo Bridge, River Thames, London, England, UK
    • Production company
      • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
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    Box office

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    • Gross worldwide
      • $31,111
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 48 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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