In 1714 Peru, a friar is tried by the Spanish Inquisition for questioning God's intentions when five die in the collapse of an Andean rope bridge.
Acting
De Niro and Keitel reunite—in priest and uncle roles, somehow.
Production
Sumptuous 18th-century Peru recreated with obsessive detail.
Writing
Thornton Wilder's novel finally gets its long-gestating adaptation.
Director
Mary McGuckian
Gabriel Byrne
Brother Juniper
F. Murray Abraham
Viceroy of Peru
Kathy Bates
The Marquesa
Robert De Niro
Archbishop of Peru
Harvey Keitel
Uncle Pio
Pilar López de Ayala
Camila Villegas (La Perichola)
Mark Polish
Manuel
Michael Polish
Esteban
Geraldine Chaplin
The Abbess
Dominique Pinon
His Excellency's Fop
John Lynch
Captain Alvarado
Émilie Dequenne
Doña Clara
Samuel Le Bihan
Dona Clara's Husband
Jim Sheridan
The King of Spain
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
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