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The Bridge of San Luis Rey

Five lives bound by one fate.

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In 1714 Peru, a friar is tried by the Spanish Inquisition for questioning God's intentions when five die in the collapse of an Andean rope bridge.

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Status
Released
Budget
$24M
Box office
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Language
English
  • based on novel or book
  • peru
  • bridge
  • period drama
  • 18th century
  • woman director

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France, Spain, United Kingdom, United States of America

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Release dates

  • United StatesUS

    • TheatricalPG10 Jun 2005
  • FranceFR

    • TheatricalTP25 May 2005
  • GermanyDE

    • Theatrical1226 May 2005
  • GreeceGR

    • Theatrical1322 Jul 2005
  • SpainES

    • Theatrical22 Dec 2004

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The Bridge of San Luis Rey was released on 22 December 2004.

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    Wuchak

    12/8/2022

    7/10

    **_Thematically heavy costume drama (too weighty for the average viewer)_** In 1714, five people fall to their deaths in the Andes when an "indestructible" rope-bridge breaks and Franciscan monk Brother Juniper (Gabriel Byrne) becomes obsessed with the tragedy, collecting personal notes on all the victims and writing a book on his conclusions: Five people, all dying of the same cause at the same instant, cannot be…

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    CinemaSerf

    10/31/2026

    6/10

    When a rope bridge collapses killing a group of travellers, a local priest who barely survived himself decides to investigate just what happened to this group and to ascertain whether or not his God could have been directly involved in this tragedy. His subsequent investigations with their friends and family allows him, via some flashbacks, to begin to assemble a book on the lives of the Marquesa (Kathy Bates), her s…

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