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Corsican Brothers is a french film of genre Drama directed by Robert Siodmak with Pierre Brasseur
Corsican Brothers (1939)
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Le forestier Bruno, cinquantenaire bien marqué, épouse la jeune Gyna. Cette parisienne, par sa présence, crée une gêne profonde dans la maison et les fils de Bruno se sentent tous deux émus par ses avances. Tonio surtout se voit en butte aux sentiments passionnés de Gyna. Tonio quitte la maison paternelle après une scène violente avec son père. Cependant, Gyna a retrouvé son ancien amant, André, qui prétend la reprendre ou la faire chanter. Tonio démasque le vilain sire. Son frère ainé étrangle André et Gyna disparaît. Le travail fera oublier à Bruno ses malheurs conjugaux.Actors
Pierre Brasseur
(Tonio)
Paul Azaïs
(André)
Lucienne Le Marchand
(Gina)
Jean Aquistapace
(Bruno Ferraz)
Jacqueline Daix
(Laeticia)
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