# Ihr erster Mann (1940)

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**Original title**: *Waterloo Bridge*
**Runtime**: 109 min
**Genres**: Drama, Romance
**Directed by**: Mervyn LeRoy
**Written by**: S. N. Behrman, George Froeschel, Hans Rameau
**Starring**: Vivien Leigh, Robert Taylor, Lucile Watson, Virginia Field, Maria Ouspenskaya, C. Aubrey Smith

> *"Gone With the Wind's" Tempestuous "Scarlett O'Hara"! Romantic Robert Taylor! Exciting Together!*

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

A lieutenant gets sentimental on the eve of WWII, rewinding the clock to his WWI send-off. There he met a ballerina with a ticket out, and left with a promise. The bridge handles the weight better than the script.

**Mood tags**: bittersweet, tender

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