The Corsican Brothers
- Original title
- The Corsican Brothers
- Year
- 1941
- Running time
- 111 min.
- Country
- United States
- Director
- Screenwriter
- Cast
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- Douglas Fairbanks Jr.
- Ruth Warrick
- Akim Tamiroff
- J. Carrol Naish
- H.B. Warner
- John Emery
- Henry Wilcoxon
- Gloria Holden
- Walter Kingsford
- Nana Bryant
- Pedro de Cordoba
- Veda Ann Borg
- William Farnum
- Sarah Padden
- Manart Kippen
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- Music
- Cinematography
Harry Stradling Sr. (B&W)- Producer
- Genre
- Adventure | Pirates. Sea Adventures
- Movie Groups
- Alexandre Dumas Adaptations
- Synopsis
- Douglas Fairbanks jr plays Siamese twins, separated by a good doctor [scalpel hemostat sutures quickly!!] after their parents are killed by Vendetta, personified by Akim Tamiroff in bolero suits. One goes to Paris, one to the Corsican Mountains to become, respectively, a gentleman and a bandit. What will happen? "I have performed the miracle I have separated their bodies. But what of their souls?" Lucien [the bandit] feels everything Mario [the Parisian fop - I mean, gentleman] feels. 20 years pass...then another year...and they are reunited in Corsica. Banditry and vendetta and a beautiful Corsican countess ensue.
- Awards
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1942: Nominated for Oscar: Best Soundtrack (Drama)
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