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Waterloo Bridge (/ ˌ w ɔː t ə ˈ l uː /) is a road and foot traffic bridge crossing the River Thames in London, between Blackfriars Bridge and Hungerford Bridge and Golden Jubilee Bridges. Its name commemorates the victory of the British, Dutch and Prussians at the Battle of Waterloo in 1815.
Waterloo Bridge is a 1940 American drama film and the remake of the 1931 film also called Waterloo Bridge, adapted from the 1930 play Waterloo Bridge. In an extended flashback narration, it recounts the story of a dancer and an army captain who meet by chance on Waterloo Bridge in London.
Waterloo Bridge: Directed by Mervyn LeRoy. With Vivien Leigh, Robert Taylor, Lucile Watson, Virginia Field. Myra and Roy meet and fall in love on Waterloo Bridge during an air raid. Their love will be one of the war's unspoken casualties.
Apr 2, 2024 · Waterloo Bridge, one of the great romantic tragedies in film, actually originated as a Broadway play in 1930. Written by Robert E. Sherwood, it’s supposedly based on his own personal experiences during wartime. It was adapted to screen for the first time in 1931.
Nov 25, 2016 · From its tangled beginnings to recent history, here are our favourite facts about Waterloo Bridge. Waterloo Bridge and Victoria Embankment. Photo via wikicommons. 1.
About. Thanks to its location on a bend of the river Thames, the views of London from Waterloo Bridge are some of the best around. With the South Bank on one side, and St Paul’s Cathedral and Canary Wharf on the other, there are plenty of great photo opportunities.
Sep 21, 2018 · As London’s river boat pilots passed by Waterloo Bridge (“The Ladies’ Bridge,” as some of them called it) they’d tell a story about the women who had built the bridge during World War II.
