Waterloo Bridge

Waterloo Bridge

"Every parting from you is like a little eternity"

1940 · 108 min · ★ 7.5 · Drama, Romance

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.

Directed by Mervyn LeRoy · Written by George Froeschel

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