Vu du pont (1962)

User Rating:

7.2/10   

Director:

Sidney Lumet

Writers:

Arthur Miller (play)
Norman Rosten (screenplay)

Release Date:

19 January 1962 (France)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

Eddie Carbone, a Brooklyn longshoreman is unhappily married to Beatrice and unconsciously in love with Catherine...

Plot Keywords:

Illegal Immigrant | Immigrant | Longshoreman | Niece | Tragedy

Cast

Raf Vallone	...	Eddie Carbone
Jean Sorel	...	Rodolpho
Maureen Stapleton	...	Beatrice Carbone
Carol Lawrence	...	Catherine
Raymond Pellegrin	...	Marco
Morris Carnovsky	...	Mr. Alfieri
Harvey Lembeck	...	Mike
Mickey Knox	...	Louis
Vincent Gardenia	...	Lipari
Frank Campanella	...	Longshoreman
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Mike Dana	...	Gangster (uncredited)

Directed by
Sidney Lumet

Writing credits
Arthur Miller		(play "A View from the Bridge")
Norman Rosten		(screenplay)

Produced by
Paul Graetz	....	producer

Original Music by
Maurice Leroux		(as Maurice Le Roux)

Cinematography by
Michel Kelber

Film Editing by
Françoise Javet

Production Design by
Jacques Saulnier

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Angelo Laiacona	....	assistant director (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Transcontinental Films

Distributors

• Cocinor (1962) (France) (theatrical)
• Continental Distributing (1962) (USA) (theatrical) (English-track)

Also Known As:

A View from the Bridge
Uno sguardo dal ponte (Italy)

Runtime:

USA:110 min

Country:

Italy | France

Language:

French

Color:

Black and White

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Hungary:14 | Finland:K-16

Filming Locations:

New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Transcontinental Films

Trivia:

The screen play is based on the stage play "A View From the Bridge" by Arthur Miller which opened at the Coronet Theater on September 29, 1955 and ran for 148 performances.

Movie Connections:

Featured in The Celluloid Closet (1995)

Where did it go?

I saw this when it was first released, but I've never seen it since, not even on Turner or AMC. I'd love to know why it sank out of sight. Perhaps because Raf Vallone was virtually unknown in the USA? (Maybe if it had starred Van Heflin, who originated the lead role on Broadway.) I am glad to see a new production of it is underway. With Miller's recent death, maybe it will attract the attention it deserves as Miller's homage to Greek tragedy adapted to the lives of "ordinary" working people and to modern stagecraft. After more than 40 years, I finally saw a stage production last night, by the University of Oregon Theater Arts Dept. For a college production it was more than adequate, despite the awful acoustics of their theater. The young actor who played Eddie Carbone was quite good. But it whetted my appetite for a professional production. It's available in VHS on Amazon, but I don't want to buy it, just watch it.