| 1. | Across the Bridge (1957) Rod Steiger plays Carl Schaffner, a crooked American businessman who flees to Mexico after stealing company funds. The Bridge(2006) Over the span of a year, director Eric Steel's cameras capture tormented souls attempting to commit suicide by leaping from San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge. |
| 2. | The Bridge (1999) Un pont entre deux rives In 1960s France, housewife Mina (Carole Bouquet) is looking for an escape from her mundane existence. She finds solace by going to the movies with her 15-year-old son (Stanislas Crevillén). |
| 3. | The Bridge at Remagen (1969) At the close of World War II, the Germans are in retreat -- and just one bridge over the Rhine River stands between them and the AlliesThe Bridge of San Luis Rey (1929) An ill-fated bridge crossing and a destiny with death are the ties that bind the characters in this 1929 film, winner of an Academy Award for Art Direction and the first of many celluloid versions. ... |
| 4. | The Bridge of San Luis Rey (1944) Based on Thornton Wilder's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, this 1944 film is set in 18th-century Peru, where a rope bridge collapses, sending five people plummeting to their deaths. |
| 5. | The Bridge of San Luis Rey (2005) Mary McGuckian directs this complex drama based on a novel by Thornton Wilder. When an elaborate rope bridge collapses on July 20, 1714, five strangers share a horrible fate. But is it possible? |
| 6. | The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957) Director David Lean's sweeping epic is set in a Japanese World War II prison camp where British POWs are forced to construct a railway bridge as a morale-building exercise. |
| 7. | A Bridge Too Far (1977) Directed by Richard Attenborough, A Bridge Too Far details a pivotal day during World War II, when an Allied task force tried -- and failed -- to win the war by seizing key Belgian bridges. |
| 8. | The Bridges of Madison County (1995) When her family is off at the state fair, vaguely discontented Iowa housewife Francesca Johnson (Meryl Streep) meets National Geographic shutterbug Robert Kincaid (Clint Eastwood), |
| 9. | Building Big: Bridges (2000) Award-winning author-illustrator David Macaulay (The Way Things Work) hosts this architectural exploration of the some of the world's most amazing bridges and their visionary engineers ... |
| 10. | Extreme Engineering: Cooper River Bridge (2004) Risking their lives against the threat of turbulent storms, crews of builders in South Carolina labor to create the longest cable-stay bridge in America |
| 11. | Extreme Engineering: Oakland Bay Bridge (2006) Poised to transform earthquake-resistant bridge design, a group of engineers tackles a colossal construction project: the new Oakland Bay Bridge, a massive 2-mile span that will withstand an 8.5 earthquake... |
| 12. | Extreme Engineering: Woodrow Wilson Bridge (2006) Located outside of Washington, D.C., the historic Woodrow Wilson Bridge is due for a 21st-century makeover. Fortunately, a team of creative builders is developing a draw-span design Fishing the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel (2004) Crossing the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay, the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel (once designated as one of seven engineering wonders of the modern world) attracts a wide variety of species |
| 13. | Golden Gate Bridge (2004) Linking the city of San Francisco to the shores of Marin County, the Golden Gate Bridge is an engineering marvel and an architectural gemKen Burns' America: Brooklyn Bridge (1981) Master documentary filmmaker Ken Burns is the genius behind this film that chronicles the history of New York City's fabled Brooklyn Bridge. |
| 14. | Modern Marvels: Brooklyn Bridge (1995) Through firsthand accounts and extensive footage, this installment of the History Channel's "Modern Marvels" series explores the story of John Roebling's soaring and majestic Brooklyn Bridge, |
| 15. | Modern Marvels: Golden Gate Bridge (1994) The Golden Gate Bridge ranks as the most popular man-made tourist attraction in the United States. But critics said it could never be built. Explore the incredible story |
| 16. | An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge (1962) French director Robert Eico directed this masterpiece covering the final moments of a man about to be hung for sabotage during the Civil War who is suddenly saved when the rope breaks |
| 17. | Mothman Prophecies (2002) - plays John Klein, a hot-shot Washington, D.C. reporter whose life is suddenly changed after a car accident. It's discovered his wife has a brain tumor which fairly quickly proves to be fatal. Shortly after his wife's passing, he discovers an assortment of drawings she made of a strange creature. Two years later, John suddenly and unaccountably finds himself in the small town of Point Pleasant, West Virginia where several people have reported strange supernatural encounters, along with weird lights and phone calls. John begins to investigate the encounters and realizes there is more. Apparently these strange encounters are from a creature known as the Mothman which foretells cataclysmic events. John realizes there may be a tragedy in store for the small town, but is unsure of how to stop or warn local residents before it's too late. |