An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge
During the American Civil War, a Southerner is about to be hanged from a bridge for sabotage when something unexpected happens.
Top Cast
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Roger Jacquet
Peyton Farquhar
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Anne Cornaly
Mrs. Farquhar
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Anker-Spang Larsen
Union Officer #1
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Stéphane Fey
Union Officer #2
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Jean-François Zeller
Union Sergeant
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Pierre Danny
Union Soldier #1
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Louis Adelin
Union Soldier #2
Overview
During the American Civil War, a Southerner is about to be hanged from a bridge for sabotage when something unexpected happens.
Rating
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CinemaSerf7 Nov 30, 2025I must admit that when I saw the aforementioned “Owl Creek Bridge” I did wonder if it would support the weight of the character (Roger Jacques) whom the yankees were about to hang, let alone that of any train. Talk about rickety! Anyway, it would seem that this man’s days are numbered as he is made to walk a plank with a noose round his neck. Then something unexpected occurs and that sees the man given an unexpected opportunity to swim a gauntlet of bullets and cannon fire, and perhaps make it to the arms of his darling wife (Anne Cornaly). There’s precious little dialogue, so it’s left to the real-time looking monochrome photography as we follow the man’s strenuous efforts to cheat the hangman. There are several ways this can end, indeed as he ran and stumbled on the path I was almost shouting at the screen telling him to get into the woods in case he gets caught, and it’s that tautly directed ambiguity that builds to something tensely intangible. Initially I thought it a bit too slow to get going, but with hindsight this works really quite well.
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