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The Bridges of Madison County (1995)
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Ratings: 7.3/10 from 30,063 users
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Reviews: 172 user | 58 critic | 21 from Metacritic.com Photographer Robert Kincaid wanders into the life of housewife Francesca Johnson, for four days in the 1960s. Director:Clint Eastwood |
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| Meryl Streep | ... | ||
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Carolyn Johnson
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| Jim Haynie | ... | ||
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Phyllis Lyons | ... | |
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Richard Lage | ... |
Lawyer Peterson
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Alison Wiegert | ... |
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Brandon Bobst | ... |
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Pearl Faessler | ... |
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R.E. 'Stick' Faessler | ... |
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The path of Francesca Johnson's future seems destined when an unexpected fork in the road causes her to question everything she had come to expect from life. While her husband and children are away at the Illinois state fair in the summer of 1965, Robert Kincaid happens turn into the Johnson farm and asks Francesca for directions to Roseman Bridge. Francesca later learns that he was in Iowa on assignment from National Geographic magazine. She is reluctant seeing that he's a complete stranger and then she agrees to show him to the bridges and gradually she talks about her life from being a war-bride from Italy which sets the pace for this bittersweet and all-too-brief romance of her life. Through the pain of separation from her secret love and the stark isolation she feels as the details of her life consume her, she writes her thoughts of the four-day love affair which took up three journals... Written by Mark Fleetwood <mfleetwo@mail.coin.missouri.edu>
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Rated PG-13 on appeal for some sexuality and brief strong language (re-rating on appeal) See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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Written by John Watson (as Johnny Watson), Harold Adamson and Jan Savitt
Performed by Irene Kral with the Junior Mance Trio (including Bob Cranshaw and Mickey Roker)
Utilized through special permission obtained from Robyn Smith (as Mrs. Fred Astaire). All rights reserved. See more »
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In 1993, Sydney Pollack was the front-runner for the director's chair for this film and it was expected that Robert Redford would star. At the time, other contenders for the female lead included Susan Sarandon, Jessica Lange, Barbara Hershey and Anjelica Huston. See more »Goofs
Factual errors: After Francesca's husband and children return from the Illinois State Fair, her husband indicates it took them about 3 1/2 hours to drive back. That would barely get them from Madison County to the Illinois border. The Illinois State Fair is held exactly 374.28 miles from Madison County, at least a 9 hour drive in 1965 See more »Quotes
Robert: When I think of why I make pictures, the reason that I can come up with just seems that I've been making my way here. It seems right now that all I've ever done in my life is making my way here to you.See more »
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"It's A Wonderful World"Written by John Watson (as Johnny Watson), Harold Adamson and Jan Savitt
Performed by Irene Kral with the Junior Mance Trio (including Bob Cranshaw and Mickey Roker)
Utilized through special permission obtained from Robyn Smith (as Mrs. Fred Astaire). All rights reserved. See more »
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