The Bridge of San Luis Rey
The Bridge of San Luis Rey is a 2004 French-Spanish-British drama film directed by Mary McGuckian and featuring an ensemble cast, including Robert De Niro, Pilar López de Ayala, F. Murray Abraham, Kathy Bates, Gabriel Byrne, Émilie Dequenne, and Harvey Keitel. It is based on Thornton Wilder's 1927 novel of the same name. The film was released in 2004 in Spain and 2005 in the U.S. and abroad. Despite praise for its costume design, the film was poorly received by critics.
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| Running time | 120 minutes
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| Country | France
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| Language | English
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| Budget | $24 million
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| Box office | $1.8 million
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- One of seven films starring both Robert De Niro and Harvey Keitel, with the other films being Mean Streets (1973), Taxi Driver (1976), Falling in Love (1984) Cop Land (1997), Little Fockers (2010), and the English dubbing version of Arthur and the Invisibles (2006)
- Director Allan Dwan planned to film this in 1960 but his producer had let the rights expire.
- Harvey Keitel's singing voice was dubbed by the actor and baritone Emilio Gavira.
- The film cast includes three Oscar winners: Robert De Niro, F. Murray Abraham and Kathy Bates; and two Oscar nominees: Harvey Keitel and Jim Sheridan.
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