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The Corsican Brothers (1939 film)

The Corsican Brothers
Directed byGéo Kelber
Robert Siodmak
Written byAlexandre Arnoux
Gilles Dartevelle
Léo Lania
Based onThe Corsican Brothers by Alexandre Dumas
Produced byMichel Rubinstein
Michel Zelitch
StarringJean Aquistapace
Pierre Brasseur
Lucienne Le Marchand
CinematographyMarcel Grignon
Georges C. Stilly
Music byHenri 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.

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.

Cast

References

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

Bibliography

  • 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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