Sherwood, its supposedly based on his own personal experiences during wartime. When i first watched the movie waterloo bridge from 1940 with vivien leigh and robert taylor, my reaction was twofold. Dec 09, 2012 waterloo bridge, a captivating black and white film classic starring vivien leigh and robert taylor, is a 1940 remake of the 1931 original. A great film with vivien leigh and robert taylor in their prime, of which both of whom have selected this film as their personal favourite in all of their filmography. Waterloo bridge, one of the great romantic tragedies in film, actually originated as a broadway play in 1930.
Miniver as part of the season 34 sunday afternoon film buffs series, programme 5. Waterloo bridge 1940 the premiere of gone with the wind in late 1939 had made british actress vivien leigh an overnight star. Academy award winner vivien leigh stars as a ballet dancer who finds her greatest happiness and deepest sorry, her life and her death on londons waterloo bridge. It would be remade as gaby 1956, starring leslie caron. That aside, waterloo bridge will take your breath away by the simple fact that two of the most physically beautiful actors appear in it vivien leigh and robert taylor. As air raid sirens sound, british army colonel taylor finds himself on waterloo bridge, the very spot where he fell in love with ballerina leigh on the eve of the previous war. Then, he was an army captain, she a member of a ballet troupe and school, their meeting during an air raid. Taylors uncle reluctantly agrees to the upcoming marriage. It was adapted to screen for the first time in 1931. Waterloo bridge 1931, waterloo bridge 1940, and gaby 1956. Aubrey smith waterloo bridge 1940 official trailer vivien leigh movie during world war i.
The original waterloo bridge starred mae clarke and was considered a precode, with more stark portrayal and language about the heroines fate. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the discussion and see a list of open tasks. Waterloo bridge naslov preveden i kao most waterloo je americki igrani film snimljen 1940. Returning from the front during world war ii, captain roy cronin robert taylor remembers the woman he loved. It premiered on broadway january 6, 1930 and ran until march 1930. Featuring vivien leigh in her muchtouted followup to gone with the wind, and assisted by mgm heartthrob robert taylor in his one of his best performances, waterloo bridges story. Sherwood, stars robert taylor as scotsman roy conin, a middleaged officer in the british army who reflectson the eve of britains entry into world war iion lost love during the last great war. Memorable quotes and exchanges from movies, tv series and more. It was the woman who dropped her basket of potatoes and cabbage in the earlier version and the flower lady in the later version. Of all the films he made in his 35 year career, waterloo bridge was the movie he chose.
This article is within the scope of wikiproject london, a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of london on wikipedia. But its the 1940 version starring vivien leigh as the tragic myra and robert taylor as the lovesick soldier which is the most. The screenplay by benn levy and tom reed is based on the 1930 waterloo bridge by robert e. Oliviers next film was pride and prejudice 1940 at mgm, and he thought leigh would be perfect for the female lead in that as well. The film was made by metrogoldwynmayer, directed by mervyn leroy and produced by sidney franklin and mervyn leroy. Roy takes a walk through waterloo bridge, finds a place on the bridge which seems to be familiar to him, and stands and gazes at the river and takes out something out of his pocket, which looks like a lucky charm. Media in category waterloo bridge 1940 film the following 3 files are in this category, out of 3 total. Waterloo bridge auld lang syne farewell waltz vivien. Waterloo bridge 1940 official trailer vivien leigh movie. Vivien leigh and robert taylor dance the romantic farewell waltz to auld lang syne, the old scottish folk song. Waterloo bridge is a 1940 remake of the 1931 american drama film also called waterloo bridge, adapted from the 1930 play waterloo bridge.
Waterloo bridge, a captivating black and white film classic starring vivien leigh and robert taylor, is a 1940 remake of the 1931 original. Directed by mervyn leroy based on robert sherwoods play with a screenplay by s. In an extended flashback narration, it recounts the story of a dancer and an army captain who meet by chance on waterloo bridge. Waterloo bridge film online gratislondon bridge wikipedia. Find low everyday prices and buy online for delivery or instore pickup. Waterloo bridge 1940 by toronto film society on october 14, 2019. Waterloo bridge mervyn leroy you must believe in spring barbra streisand duration. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the discussion and see lists of open tasks and regional and topical task forces. As air raid sirens sound, british army colonel taylor finds himself on waterloo bridge, the very spot where he fell in love with ballerina leigh on the eve of. Waterloo bridge had been filmed before in 1931, by frankenstein director james whale at universal, with mae clarke giving the best performance of her career as myra.
Waterloo bridge, with vivien leigh and robert taylor, opens at the capitol slightly. The bridge features in the film a window in london 1940. There is also a rumored colourised version, oh please. Mervyn leroys 1940 remake of waterloo bridge, based on the play by. So beautiful, powerful, and mesmerizing, yet with a philosophical side that will grab even people who do not care much for melodramas.
The following 3 files are in this category, out of 3 total. Sherwooda, odnosno predstavlja remake istoimenog filma iz 1931. Selznick had the rights to leighs services for one more film, and since he was producing rebecca 1940, starring leighs lover, laurence olivier, the couple thought costarring in the daphne du maurier adaptation together would be ideal for. After the lunch, a poem by wendy cope about two lovers parting on waterloo bridge, now forms the lyric of the song waterloo bridge by jools holland and louise marshall. The film was remade twice, first in 1940 with vivien leigh and robert taylor, then. Howard fritzsons rating of the film waterloo bridge.
Waterloo bridge is an ideal film to have released on dvd, its has all the ingredients of success thriving all over the title. Waterloo bridge 1940 official trailer vivien leigh movie youtube. Jan 30, 2020 waterloo bridge had been filmed before in 1931, by frankenstein director james whale at universal, with mae clarke giving the best performance of her career as myra. This is waterloo bridge 1940 english language by antonio rc on vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them. Aug 11, 2018 waterloo bridge mervyn leroy you must believe in spring barbra streisand duration. 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. According to film lore, it is said to be the favorite film of both leigh and taylor. She survives on the streets of london, falling even lower after she hears her true love has been killed in. Waterloo bridge 1940 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Waterloo bridge is a film directed by mervyn leroy with robert taylor, vivien leigh, lucile watson, virginia field, year.
The only other movie i had seen vivian leigh was gone with the wind. This article is within the scope of wikiproject film. Although i wish the ending had been different, i guess it would take away from the drama. The hero, played by michael redgrave, is a crane driver who is working on the construction of the bridge. 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. This is rather amazing considering leigh won two oscars, neither of which was for waterloo bridge. I am always looking for a vivien leigh film that has a worthy leading man and waterloo bridge is one of my favorites. Waterloo bridge 1940 vivien leigh, robert taylor youtube. Even if youre welldisposed to this type of film, let me warn you, this one will tear you up. Waterloo bridge has the reputation of being one of the biggest tearjerkers of the 1940s and its welldeserved. Aubrey smith waterloo bridge 1940 official trailer vivien leigh movie during world war i, believing her fiance to be dead, a young ballerina loses. Toronto film society presented waterloo bridge 1940 on sunday, december 6, 1981 in a double bill with mrs. Mervyn leroys 1940 remake of waterloo bridge, based on the play by robert e. For many years waterloo bridge was unavailable for screening, and it appeared the film had been lost forever.
Nov 15, 2018 but its the 1940 version starring vivien leigh as the tragic myra and robert taylor as the lovesick soldier which is the most famous. Nothing specific, just about the type of film it is. The text is a poem written by robert burns in 1788. Then i realized how it fits myra, vivien leigh caracter in waterloo.
Winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. Although this 1940 version was under the heavy hand of the censors, i still like it just as much as the original version. Waterloo bridge is a 1931 american precode drama film directed by james whale and starring mae clarke, kent douglass, doris lloyd, and bette davis. Told in flashback, roys illfated romance begins in a chance meeting.
Robert taylor and vivien look great together in this lovely yet saddening story. Waterloo bridge 1940 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. Directed with a delicate mixture of realism and impressionism by james whale, the 1931 waterloo bridge is head and shoulders above its heavily laundered 1940 remake which in turn is vastly. After listening anne hathaway version of i dreamed a dream i got addicted to it. At the start of wwii, general roy cronin, standing midspan of waterloo bridge in london as he is set to go off to war in france, recalls that exact place in a time during wwi when he met by chance the love of his life, myra lester.
The film was remade in 1940 as waterloo bridge and as gaby in 1956. In this film, robert taylor, a british officer from a wealthy family, falls in love with ballerina vivien leigh. Its name commemorates the victory of the british, dutch and prussians at the battle of waterloo in 1815. But greer garson was cast instead, and leigh was loaned to mgm for a remake of the popular robert sherwood tearjerker, waterloo bridge 1940.