The Corsican Brothers (1939 film)

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The Corsican Brothers
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Directed byGéo Kelber
Robert Siodmak
Written by Alexandre Arnoux
Gilles Dartevelle
Léo Lania
Based on The Corsican Brothers by Alexandre Dumas
Produced by Michel Rubinstein
Michel Zelitch
Starring Jean Aquistapace
Pierre Brasseur
Lucienne Le Marchand
Cinematography Marcel Grignon
Georges C. Stilly
Music by Henri Tomasi
Production
company
Distribution Européenne
Distributed byDistribution Européenne
Release date
  • 3 May 1939 (1939-05-03)
Running time
81 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench

The Corsican Brothers (French: Frères corses) is a 1939 French drama film directed by Géo Kelber and Robert Siodmak and starring Jean Aquistapace, Pierre Brasseur and Lucienne Le Marchand. [1] [2] It is loosely inspired by the novella of the same title by Alexandre Dumas. Siodmak supervised the production and shot much of the location work in Corsica.

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Synopsis

The attractive Parisian Gina marries an older Corsican forester, causing turmoil to his twin sons who are both on the receiving end of her advances.

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References

  1. Bessy & Chirat p.304
  2. "Frères corses de Géo Kelber, Robert Siodmak (1938) - Unifrance".

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