Movie
Waterloo Bridge
Overview
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.
Details
- Release date
- 1940-05-17
- Runtime
- 109 min
- Genres
- Drama, Romance
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Vivien Leigh as Myra
- Robert Taylor as Roy Cronin
- Lucile Watson as Lady Margaret Cronin
- Virginia Field as Kitty
- Maria Ouspenskaya as Madame Olga Kirowa
- C. Aubrey Smith as The Duke
- Janet Shaw as Maureen
- Janet Waldo as Elsa
- Steffi Duna as Lydia
- Virginia Carroll as Sylvia
- Leda Nicova as Marie
- Florence Baker as Beatrice
Crew
- Mervyn LeRoy - Director
- George Froeschel - Screenplay
- S. N. Behrman - Screenplay
- Hans Rameau - Screenplay
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