''The Corsican Brothers'' (French:''Les frères corses'') is a 1917 French silent adventure film directed by

André Antoine André Antoine (31 January 185823 October 1943) was a French actor, theatre manager, film director, author, and critic who is considered the father of modern mise en scène in France. Biography André Antoine was a clerk at the Paris Gas Utilit ...

and starring

Henry Krauss Henry Krauss (26 April 1866 – 15 December 1935) was a French actor of stage and screen. He is sometimes credited as Henri Krauss. He was the father of the art director Jacques Krauss. Partial filmography * ''The Hunchback of Notre Dame' ...

Romuald Joubé Romuald Charles Eugène Gaudens Jean Sylve Joubé (20 June 1876 – 14 September 1949) was a French stage and film actor whose career on the stage and in films lasted approximately thirty years. Career Born in Mazères, Ariège, Romuald Jo ...

and

Rose Dione Claudine Rosalie Gras (1 January 1877 – 1 January 1936), professionally known as Rose Dione, was a French-American actress who appeared in numerous silent era and pre-code films. She appeared in more than 60 films between 1910 and 1 ...

.Levine p.190 It is based on the 1844 novella ''

The Corsican Brothers ''The Corsican Brothers'' (french: Les Frères corses) is a novella by Alexandre Dumas, père, first published in 1844. It is the story of two conjoined brothers who, though separated at birth, can still feel each other's physical distress. It h ...

'' by Alexandre Dumas.

Cast

as Dumas père *

* Jacques Grétillat *

Henry Roussel Henry Roussel (1875–1946), also known as Henry Roussell, was a French silent film actor, film director and screenwriter best known for his silent films of the 1910s and 1920s. He starred in well over 40 films between 1912 and 1939. Selecte ...

* Gaston Glass * Philippe Garnier * André Brulé * Max Charlier

References

Bibliography

* Levine, Alison. ''Framing the Nation: Documentary Film in Interwar France''. A&C Black, 2011.

External links

* 1917 films French historical adventure films French silent feature films 1910s historical adventure films 1910s French-language films Films based on The Corsican Brothers Films directed by André Antoine Films set in Corsica Films set in the 19th century French black-and-white films Silent historical adventure films 1910s French films {{1910s-France-film-stub