Waterloo Bridge (1940 film)

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Waterloo Bridge

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Directed by Mervyn LeRoy
Produced by Sidney Franklin
Written by Robert E. Sherwood (play)
S. N. Behrman (screenplay)
Hans Rameau (screenplay)
George Froeschel (screenplay)
Starring Robert Taylor
Vivien Leigh
Lucile Watson
Virginia Field
Maria Ouspenskaya
C. Aubrey Smith
Music by Herbert Stothart
Cinematography Joseph Ruttenberg
Distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date(s) May 17, 1940
Running time 108 min
Language English
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Waterloo Bridge is a 1940 film remake of the 1931 film of the same title.

The film was made by Loew's Inc and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, directed by Mervyn LeRoy and produced by Sidney Franklin and Mervyn LeRoy. The screenplay was by S. N. Behrman, Hans Rameau and George Froeschel, based on the popular Broadway drama by Robert E. Sherwood. The music score was by Herbert Stothart and cinematography by Joseph Ruttenberg.

This was Vivien Leigh's first film after the success of Gone with the Wind. A simple tale of love gained and lost, it tells the story of a chance encounter between a dancer and officer during World War I who meet on Waterloo Bridge during an air raid.

Waterloo Bridge was a success at the box office and nominated for 2 Academy Awards - Best Music for Herbert Stothart and Best Cinematography. It was also considered a personal favourite by both Vivien Leigh and Robert Taylor.

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