The Corsican Brothers (1961 film)

The Corsican Brothers
The Corsican Brothers
Directed by	Anton Giulio Majano
Written by	Alexandre Dumas (story); Roberto Gianviti; Fulvio Palmieri; Bruno Guillaume; Diego Fabbri; Paul Andréota; Anton Giulio Majano;
Produced by	Leo Cevenini; Georges Cheyko; Vittorio Martino;
Starring	Geoffrey Horne; Valérie Lagrange; Gérard Barray;
Cinematography	Bitto Albertini
Edited by	Georges Arnstam; Adriana Novelli;
Music by	Angelo Francesco Lavagnino
Production; company	Flora Film
Distributed by	Variety Distribution
Release date	December 22, 1961;
Running time	85 minutes
Countries	France; Italy;
Language	Italian
Box office	1,464,409 admissions (France)

The Corsican Brothers (Italian: I fratelli Corsi) is a 1961 French-Italian historical action film directed by Anton Giulio Majano and starring Geoffrey Horne, Valérie Lagrange and Gérard Barray. It is also known as Lions of Corsica. The film is an adaptation of the 1844 story The Corsican Brothers by Alexandre Dumas.^[2] The film was shot in Eastmancolor.

Synopsis

The Franchi twins, when baptized, were separated when their family was murdered by his enemies, the Sagona. While one brother went "into the maquis" for revenge, the other, unaware of the family drama, became a doctor and struck up a friendship with a descendant of the Sagona. But blood ties and their love for the same woman will bring them together...^[3]

Cast

Geoffrey Horne as Paolo Franchi / Leone Franchi
Valérie Lagrange as Edith
Gérard Barray as Giovanni Sagona
Mario Feliciani as Dr. Dupont
Emma Danieli as Gabrielle De Roux
Jean Servais as Gerolamo Sagona
Amedeo Nazzari as Orlandi
Nerio Bernardi as Prof. Perrier
Alberto Farnese as Gaspare
Raoul Grassilli as Raul Sagona
Franco Graziosi as Domenico
Germano Longo as Claudio Franchi
Sandro Moretti as Claudio
Lucilla Morlacchi
Paola Patrizi as Mariella
Aldo Pini as Morny
Laura Solari as Luisa Dupont
Nando Tamberlani as Count Franchi
Luigi Vannucchi as Luigi Sagona
Lia Zoppelli as Aunt Mary

References

^ "Box Office Figures in France in 1962". Box Office Story.
^ Mustazza, Leonard. The Literary Filmography: Preface, A-L. McFarland, 2006. p.109.
^ Lagrange, Valérie, ... (2005). Mémoires d'un temps où l'on s'aimait : [récit]. Gilles, ... Verlant, Jean-Éric Perrin, Impr. Bussière). Paris: Le Pré aux clercs. ISBN 2-84228-207-8. OCLC 469516475.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

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[1] "Box Office Figures in France in 1962". Box Office Story.

[2] Mustazza, Leonard. The Literary Filmography: Preface, A-L. McFarland, 2006. p.109.

[3] Lagrange, Valérie, ... (2005). Mémoires d'un temps où l'on s'aimait : [récit]. Gilles, ... Verlant, Jean-Éric Perrin, Impr. Bussière). Paris: Le Pré aux clercs. ISBN 2-84228-207-8. OCLC 469516475.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

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v t e The Corsican Brothers by Alexandre Dumas
Play	The Corsican Brothers (1852)
Films	The Corsican Brothers (1917) The Corsican Brothers (1941) Apoorva Sagodharargal (1949) The Bandits of Corsica (1953) The Corsican Brothers (1955) The Corsican Brothers (1961) Aggi Pidugu (1964) Neerum Neruppum (1971) Gora Aur Kala (1972) The Corsican Brothers (1985) (TV)
Parody	Start the Revolution Without Me (1970) Cheech & Chong's The Corsican Brothers (1984)