The Bridge of San Luis Rey

20042h 0min

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.

Storyline

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.

Released
December 22, 2004
Runtime
2h 0min
Budget
$24,000,000
Language
English
Production
Tribeca Productions, Pembridge Pictures, Scion Films, Movision, Spice Factory, Davis Films, Metropolitan Filmexport, Fine Line Features, KanZaman Productions, Senator International