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.
| The Corsican Brothers | |
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| Directed by | Géo 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 by | Distribution Européenne |
Release date |
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Running time | 81 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
Synopsis
editThe attractive Parisian Gina marries an older Corsican forester, causing turmoil to his twin sons who are both on the receiving end of her advances.
Cast
edit- Jean Aquistapace as Bruno Ferrazi
- Pierre Brasseur as Tonio
- Paul Azaïs as André, le mauvais garçon
- Lucienne Le Marchand as Gina
- Ruth Pally as Maria
- Jean Brochard as Le gendarme
- Bruno Clair as Lorenzo
- Jacqueline Daix as Laeticia
- Jacques Erwin as Angelo
- Lucien Gallas as Jérôme, le contrebandier
- Zaïa Jollson as Nina
- Raymond Rognoni as Le curé
References
edit- ^ Bessy & Chirat p.304
- ^ "Frères corses de Géo Kelber, Robert Siodmak (1938) - Unifrance".
Bibliography
edit- Bessy, Maurice & Chirat, Raymond. Histoire du cinéma français: encyclopédie des films, Volume 2. Pygmalion, 1986.
- Crisp, Colin. Genre, Myth and Convention in the French Cinema, 1929-1939. Indiana University Press, 2002.
- Greco, Joseph. The File on Robert Siodmak in Hollywood, 1941-1951. Universal-Publishers, 1999.
- Rège, Philippe. Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1. Scarecrow Press, 2009.
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