Waterloo Bridge
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Waterloo Bridge

"Gone With the Wind's" Tempestuous "Scarlett O'Hara"! Romantic Robert Taylor! Exciting Together!

7.5 / 10 1940 1h 49mNR English
DramaRomance

Storyline

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.

Cast & Crew

Vivien Leigh

Vivien Leigh

Myra

Lead
Robert Taylor

Robert Taylor

Roy Cronin

Lucile Watson

Lucile Watson

Lady Margaret Cronin

Virginia Field

Virginia Field

Kitty

Maria Ouspenskaya

Maria Ouspenskaya

Madame Olga Kirowa

C. Aubrey Smith

C. Aubrey Smith

The Duke

Janet Shaw

Janet Shaw

Maureen

Janet Waldo

Janet Waldo

Elsa

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Mervyn LeRoy's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
4.0
Every frame feels alive. Waterloo Bridge is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker