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In early 1417 Peru, an old Inca rope bridge in the Andes collapses, plunging five travelers to their deaths. Brother Juniper becomes obsessed with discovering how these five people came to be on the bridge at that moment, wanting to know if it was mere existential happenstance or part of God's...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Mulligan, Robert, 1925-2008 (Director), Susskind, David, 1920-1987 (Producer), Wilder, Thornton, 1897-1975
Format: Video
Language:English
Language Notes:In English.
Published: Pottstown, PA : Music Video Distributors, 1958.
Series:Academic Video Online
Subjects:
Bridges > Accidents > Peru.
Accident victims > Peru.
Inquisition > Peru.
Inquisition > Pérou.
Accident victims
Bridges > Accidents
Inquisition
Peru
Fiction television programs
Television adaptations
Television adaptations.
Fiction television programs.
Adaptations télévisées.
Fictions télévisées.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)
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Summary:In early 1417 Peru, an old Inca rope bridge in the Andes collapses, plunging five travelers to their deaths. Brother Juniper becomes obsessed with discovering how these five people came to be on the bridge at that moment, wanting to know if it was mere existential happenstance or part of God's cosmic plan. Eventually, he is accused of heresy put on trial for his life by the Inquisition.
Item Description:Title from title screen (viewed April 15, 2022).
Physical Description:1 online resource (90 minutes)
Playing Time:01:29:21