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.
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.
Top Cast
Gabriel Byrne
Character: Brother Juniper
F. Murray Abraham
Character: Viceroy of Peru
Kathy Bates
Character: The Marquesa
Robert De Niro
Character: Archbishop of Peru
Harvey Keitel
Character: Uncle Pio
Pilar López de Ayala
Character: Camila Villegas (La Perichola)
Mark Polish
Character: Manuel
Michael Polish
Character: Esteban
Adriana Domínguez
Character: Pepita
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