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Waterloo Bridge

Play trailer Poster for Waterloo Bridge Released May 17, 1940 1h 43m Romance Play Trailer Watchlist
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At the onset of World War I, British officer Roy Cronin (Robert Taylor) and ballerina Myra (Vivien Leigh) 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.

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Bosley Crowther New York Times 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. Rated: 4/5 Mar 25, 2006 Full Review George Orwell Time and Tide This romantic tear-jerker -- for one can hardly call it a tragedy -- is saved from degenerating into sheer idiocy by competent all-round acting. Oct 2, 2023 Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Rated: 4/5 Jul 3, 2005 Full Review Carol Cling Las Vegas Review-Journal Rated: 3/5 Aug 22, 2003 Full Review Bob Bloom Journal and Courier (Lafayette, IN) A glossy MGM weeper. A chick flick from the golden era. Rated: 2/5 Nov 3, 2002 Full Review Ken Hanke Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC) Glossy, sanitized remake of the brilliant 1931 James Whale film Rated: 3/5 Jul 30, 2002 Full Review Read all reviews

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Lanfranco C Sad and Romantic Movie Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 11/20/24 Full Review Russ Miss Leigh is a treat for the human eye, and Mr. Taylor is the handsome officer. It's melodramatic - IOW a Chick Flick. Would be interesting to see how this stacks up against the pre-Code original from 1931, as this one awkwardly tip-toes around Myra and Kitty's practice of the "oldest profession." Rated 3 out of 5 stars 03/07/24 Full Review Franky L This is a very well made and acted WWI movie starring Vivian Leigh as a ballet dancer who falls in live on the brink of the war with a British Army Captian. Through turn of events, he is sent to the front before they are married. She receives news of his death, and becomes a lady of the night in order to support herself after loosing her position with the ballet company. Of course he's not dead, and they are briefly reunited until she and her shame cause her to leave. The ending is sad as she takes her life to avoid her hurt and shame. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 02/22/24 Full Review Steve D Besides Leigh it is just cheep melodrama. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 01/13/24 Full Review thomas w I'd never seen Waterloo Bridge before. I'd read a thumbnail synopsis and thought it sounded like "a woman's movie." But I gave it a shot. And I got caught up in it. It's a compelling, story; a British officer remembering the beautiful girl he'd fallen in love with while on leave before heading back to the front during WW I. But would my attention have been so fixed if, say, Bette Davis had starred? I dunno about you, but it was Vivien Leigh that kept my eyes glued to the screen. Her performance was flawless. But it was that face that kept me transfixed and enthralled. I preducted that the last scene would feature her character, Myra, coming to meet the now older officer; to pick up her husband after another posting overseas. Was I right? Watch it and see. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member Show how much attitudes have changed... or perhaps haven't. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/24/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis At the onset of World War I, British officer Roy Cronin (Robert Taylor) and ballerina Myra (Vivien Leigh) 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
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
May 17, 1940, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 22, 2016
Runtime
1h 43m
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