Unusual story, set in 18th century Lima, Peru, about a rickety bridge which has spanned a deep gorge for ages which suddenly breaks and sends five people to their deaths. Disturbed by the catastrophe, a priest investigates the victims' lives attempting to discover God's intention in their fate.

The last of Thornton Wilder's works published during his lifetime, Theophilus North is part autobiographical and part the imagined adventures of Wilder's twin brother who died at birth. This edition features an updated afterword from Wilder's nephew, Tappan Wilder, with illuminating material about the novelist, story and setting. Setting out to see the world in the summer of 1926, Theophilus North gets as far as Newport, Rhode Island, before his...

Change comes slowly to a small New Hampshire town in the early 20th century. We see birth, life and death in this small community, based on a Thornton Wilder play.

This important new omnibus edition features an illuminating foreword by playwright John Guare and an extensive afterword for each play drawing on unpublished letters and other unique documentary material prepared by Tappan Wilder. Our Town: Wilder's timeless 1938 Pulitzer Prize-winning look at love, death, and destiny is celebrated around the world and performed at least once each day in the United States. The Skin of our Teeth: Wilder's 1942 romp...

While Dolly Levi makes successful matrimonial arrangements for others, she encounters a challenge in local shop owner, Mr. Vandergelder, in her attempts to become his bride.

When the Bridge of San Luis Rey collapses, five travelers fall into the gorge below. Was it an act of God? In a faithful adaptation of Thorton Wilder's classic Pulitzer Prize winning novel, a friar unravels the lives those who died for an answer, upsetting the Inquisition of Peru's articles of faith. Digitally remastered, this star-studded film is restored with 40 minutes of unseen footage.