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Waterloo Bridge
"Every parting from you is like a little eternity"
1940 · 1h 48m · PASSED
Drama, Romance
Directed by
Mervyn LeRoy
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Waterloo Bridge
Overview
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.
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