Waterloo Bridge - TV Programmes

LightRay · 17-12-2006, 14:09

I watched the film Waterloo Bridge starring Vivien Leigh earlier today. Excellent!

I was also a bit intrigued about one bit of historical detail they appeared top get spot on but that must have taken some effort given the film was made in 1940.

At the beginning of the film set in 1939 they showed Robert Taylor ( Captain Cronin) looking over the side of bridge. The bridge is braced with a steel box structure (almost like a grand Bailey Bridge ) and this is clearly visible complete with all the rivets etc. just as it would have been in the WW2 years whilst it was being rebuilt.

When the film flashes back to the main part of the story in WW1 we see the bridge just as it would have been then - just the basic stone arched bridge with stone parapits.

My question is this:
Did the actual filming span such a long period that they were able to film the bridge as it existed in both forms?

Or was the earlier "Waterloo Bridge" shown in the film not the real one but a bridge of similar appearance?

Pedantic I know but it just got me wondering.

17-12-2006, 14:09	#1
LightRay Forum Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 216	Waterloo Bridge I watched the film Waterloo Bridge starring Vivien Leigh earlier today. Excellent! I was also a bit intrigued about one bit of historical detail they appeared top get spot on but that must have taken some effort given the film was made in 1940. At the beginning of the film set in 1939 they showed Robert Taylor ( Captain Cronin) looking over the side of bridge. The bridge is braced with a steel box structure (almost like a grand Bailey Bridge ) and this is clearly visible complete with all the rivets etc. just as it would have been in the WW2 years whilst it was being rebuilt. When the film flashes back to the main part of the story in WW1 we see the bridge just as it would have been then - just the basic stone arched bridge with stone parapits. My question is this: Did the actual filming span such a long period that they were able to film the bridge as it existed in both forms? Or was the earlier "Waterloo Bridge" shown in the film not the real one but a bridge of similar appearance? Pedantic I know but it just got me wondering.