The Corsican Brothers (1941 film)

The Corsican Brothers
Directed by Gregory Ratoff
Produced by Edward Small
Written by Alexandre Dumas, père (story)
George Bruce
Howard Estabrook
Starring Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.
Ruth Warrick
Akim Tamiroff
Release date(s) November 28, 1941 (1941-11-28)
Running time 111 minutes
Country United States
Language English

The Corsican Brothers is a 1941 swashbuckler film starring Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. in a dual role as the title Siamese twins, separated at birth and raised in completely different circumstances. Both thirst for revenge against the man who killed their parents, both fall in love with the same woman, the former played by Akim Tamiroff, the latter by Ruth Warrick. The story is based on the story of the same name by Alexandre Dumas, père.

Dimitri Tiomkin was nominated for an Academy Award for Original Music Score (Score of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture).

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