Waterloo Bridge (1940)

Vivian Leigh stars as a ballerina in war-torn England who turns to prostitution when she believes her fiance has died in the war in this drama based on Robert E. Sherwood's acclaimed play. Robert Taylor co-stars. Year: 1940 Director: Mervyn LeRoy Starring: Vivien Leigh, Robert Taylor, Lucile Watson, Virginia Field, Maria Ouspenskaya. ++++ This officially licensed South Korean release includes Scene Selection and Cast & Crew special features. 4:3 Full Screen with 2.0 and 5.1 Dolby Digital Surround Sound; in ENGLISH with optional English or Korean subtitles. Product Description

Her own favorite

In reading a commentary about Vivien Leigh, one of the most beautiful actresses ever to appear on film, it is said Waterloo Bridge was her own favorite performance of herself. July 20, 2007

A wonderful movie!

Regardless of which release you get, this has to be one of the all-time greatest tragic love stories commited to film!
I saw this a very long time ago on TV, and was thrilled to find it as a low price DVD, even if edited.
Black & white movies always have a sort of dreamlike quality to me, and sharpness on my DVD is actually quite outstanding for a movie that's 67 years old.
Vivien Leigh is without a doubt one of the most beautiful and talented actresses of all time, and Waterloo Bridge is one of her best performances.
A tour de force of Silver Screen romance! April 21, 2007

Vivien Leigh...so much more than just Scarlett

I watched this movie for the first time just a few days ago, and it has made such an impact on me, mostly because of the bravura performance by Vivien Leigh. She is so much more than the two excellent performances she is mostly knwn for ('Gone with the wind' and 'A Streetcar named desire')
In Waterloo Bridge, her performance of Myra, the dancer turned prostitute, left me haunted. This is the type of story of someone who has gone through so much before, that makes her doubt about life and the goodness of it, the possibility of a lifetime of happiness. But what's fascinating is that there is no mention in the movie of Myra's past, but Ms Leigh lets you know that she has gone through so much by the look in her eyes and body language; by the moments in which she is so anxious for that bridge to happiness to open up to her. I was incredibly moved by it. The intimacy of her performance is the center of the movie. The last scene, when she is walking on the bridge and about to do what she'll end up doing (I won't spoil the ending), gave me tears, touched me deeply in my heart. There was no need for words, Ms Leigh's restraind and powerful acting is something that i had rarely seen before in any actor. The other actors are good as well. Robert Taylor's role is the generic one of the male hero of a movie, quite two-dimensional. Virginia Field as Kitty, the close friend of the heroine, is quite good, giving depth to a character that could have been quite two-dimensional otherwise. I purchased the novel because i want to compare the book itself with the movie/screenplay, though i am very satisfied with the movie itself. I would like to know the original source of the novel by the Pulitzer price winning author, Robert Sherwood. Melvin LeRoy did beautifully captured the essence of a story of a human beeing caught by the rolling rock of destiny. But this is in great part thanks for Ms. Leigh acting. This movie has become one of my very favorites of all time, but the main reason is how Ms Leigh was able to read into the soul of a woman that deep down has been beaten by her past, and how at the end she is fatally wounded inside. Few actors are able to reach so deep into the soul of a written character. Her performance will haunt me for a long time. March 8, 2007

Great movie, horrible DVD release (warning: spoilers)

If I had a choice, I would give this DVD 0 stars out of 5. Waterloo Bridge is one of my favorite movies of all time. When I saw it available on DVD a couple of weeks ago, I bought it immediately through blingshih at Amazon. I was very disappointed when I received it and watched it. First of all, the subtitles are missing throughout part of the movie and has hundreds of spelling and grammatical errors.

But the thing that got me the most mad was that the most important part of the movie was edited out--the scene that gives the movie its name. In the very end, Myra (Vivien Leigh) commits suicide by jumping in front of military trucks. Her fiance, Roy (Robert Taylor), was on one of the trucks. He held her while she was dying and he found her lucky charm and kept it with him for the rest of his life. This scene was glaringly gone in the DVD. The editing in this movie clearly gets an F.

I sincerely hope that a decent DVD release of this classic love story comes out soon. This release slashes up a beautiful movie into small fragments. Take my advice and don't buy it. January 13, 2007

why such a classic?

I never understood the cult status of this movie. The plot is good and entertaining, but one thing about this movie annoys me - it is supposed to be set in WW1, but the producers have made little or no effort to alter the fashions. People weren`t dressed like that in WW1! Shown is the fashion and ways of 1940. What is the point of making a period piece if you are not sensitive to the changes having occured since the period you want to portray? July 11, 2006

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