The Bridge of San Luis Rey (DuPont Show of the Month)
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Episode 5
| "The Bridge of San Luis Rey" | |
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| DuPont Show of the Month episode | |
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| Episode no. | Season 1 Episode 5 |
| Directed by | Robert Mulligan |
| Written by | Ludi Claire (teleplay), Thornton Wilder (novella) |
| Original air date | January 21, 1958 |
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"The Bridge of San Luis Rey" was an American television play broadcast by CBS on January 21, 1958, as part of the television series, DuPont Show of the Month. It was written by Ludi Claire as an adaptation of the Thornton Wilder novel of the same name. Robert Mulligan was the director and David Susskind the producer.
The teleplay is set in the early 1700s in Peru. An old rope bridge over a gorge collapses, killing five persons. Brother Juniper conducts a lengthy investigation of the lives and backgrounds of the five victims. The play follows Juniper's investigation and examines the lives prior to the accident.
A church council then examines Brother Juniper's book recounting his findings and determines the book to be heresy. Both Brother Juniper and his book are publicly burned.
Cast
The cast included performances by:[1]
- Judith Anderson as Marquesa de Montemayor
- Hume Cronyn as Uncle Pio
- Steven Hill as Esteban
- Viveca Lindfors as Camilla, la Perichole
- Kurt Kasznar as Don Andres, the Viceroy
- Theodore Bikel as Capt. Alvarado
- Rita Gam as Dona Clara, Marquesa's daughter
- Peter Cookson
- Eva Le Gallienne as the Abbess, Madre Maria
- Clifford David
- Sandra Whiteside as Pepita, the Marquesa's Indian maid
- William Marshall
- Miko Oscard