The Bridges of Madison County

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film romantic drama film

The Bridges of Madison County is a romantic drama film, based on Robert James Waller’s novel, best known for its poignant love story between a housewife and a photographer in rural Iowa.

Aliases (1)

The Bridges of Madison County (novel) ×2

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	film → romantic drama film →
adaptationOf	The Bridges of Madison County (novel) →
authorOfSourceWork	Robert James Waller →
basedOn	The Bridges of Madison County (novel) →
boxOfficeGrossWorldwide	approximately $182 million →
cinematographyBy	Jack N. Green →
countryOfOrigin	United States →
director	Clint Eastwood →
distributedBy	Warner Bros. →
distributedInFormat	theatrical release →
editedBy	Joel Cox →
filmRating	PG-13 →
genre	melodrama → romantic drama →
hasPosterTagline	This summer, fall in love. →
hasSettingElement	covered bridges →
laterTimeFrameDepicted	1980s →
mainCharacter	Francesca Johnson → Robert Kincaid →
medium	feature film →
musicBy	Lennie Niehaus →
nominatedFor	Academy Award for Best Actress →
nominatedPerson	Meryl Streep →
notableFor	poignant depiction of a brief extramarital love affair →
originalLanguage	English →
plotSummary	A lonely Italian-American housewife in rural Iowa has a brief but intense love affair with a National Geographic photographer while her family is away. →
producer	Clint Eastwood →
productionCompany	Amblin Entertainment → Malpaso Productions →
releaseDate	1995-06-02 →
releaseYear	1995 →
runtimeMinutes	135 →
screenwriter	Richard LaGravenese →
setInCountry	United States →
setInLocation	Madison County, Iowa NERFINISHED →
starring	Annie Corley → Christopher Kroon → Clint Eastwood → Jim Haynie → Meryl Streep → Sarah Kathryn Schmitt → Victor Slezak →
theme	choice and sacrifice → forbidden love → marital fidelity → regret →
timePeriodOfSetting	1965 →

Referenced by (6)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Clint Eastwood → Mary Louise Streep → Meryl Streep →	notableWork
The Bridges of Madison County ("The Bridges of Madison County (novel)") →	adaptationOf
The Bridges of Madison County ("The Bridges of Madison County (novel)") →	basedOn
The Malpaso Company →	hasNotableWork