The Brighton Twins

(Redirected from Les jumeaux de Brighton)

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 and Robert Bresson worked on the screen adaptation.

The Brighton Twins
Directed byClaude Heymann
Written by
Based onThe Brighton Twins by Tristan Bernard
Starring
Cinematography
Edited by
Music byRoland Manuel
Production
company
Productions Corniglion-Molinier
Distributed byPathé Consortium Cinéma
Release date
  • 30 October 1936 (1936-10-30)
Running time
89 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench

Synopsis

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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.

Cast

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References

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  1. ^ Crisp p.407

Bibliography

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  • Crisp, Colin. Genre, Myth and Convention in the French Cinema, 1929-1939. Indiana University Press, 2002.
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