The Brighton Twins

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The Brighton Twins
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Directed by Claude Heymann
Written by
Starring
Cinematography
Edited by
Music by Roland Manuel
Production
company
Productions Corniglion-Molinier
Distributed by Pathé Consortium Cinéma
Release date
30 October 1936
Running time
89 minutes
CountryFrance
Language French

The Brighton Twins (French: Les jumeaux de Brighton) is a 1936 French comedy film directed by Claude Heymann and starring Raimu, Michel Simon and Suzy Prim. [1] It is based on the 1908 play of the same title by Tristan Bernard. Twins are separated at birth in 1890, with one being raised in the United States and the other in France. More than forty years later they encounter each other for the first time.

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  1. Crisp p.407

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