Overview
The Corsican Brothers 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. 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...
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
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