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The Brighton Twins
The Brighton Twins
Directed by	Claude Heymann
Written by	Robert Bresson ; Georges Friedland; Jean Alley;
Based on	The Brighton Twins by Tristan Bernard
Starring	Raimu; Michel Simon; Suzy Prim;
Cinematography	Paul Cotteret; Louis Née; Armand Thirard;
Edited by	Georges Friedland; Therese Sautereau;
Music by	Roland Manuel
Production; company	Productions Corniglion-Molinier
Distributed by	Pathé Consortium Cinéma
Release date	30 October 1936;
Running time	89 minutes
Country	France
Language	French

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The Brighton Twins (French: Les jumeaux de Brighton) is a 1936 French comedy film directed by Claude Heymann and starring Raimu, Michel Simon and Suzy Prim.^[1] It is based on the 1908 play of the same title by Tristan Bernard and Robert Bresson worked on the screen adaptation.

Synopsis

Twins are separated at birth in 1890, with one being raised in the United States and the other in France. More than forty years later they encounter each other for the first time.

Cast

Raimu as Alfred Beaugérard et les deux fils Achille
Michel Simon as Labrosse
Suzy Prim as Clémentine Beaugérard
Charlotte Lysès as Madame Tupin - La belle-mère
Pierre Finaly as L'avocat
Marcel Maupi as Le garde du corps
Jacques Bousquet as L'oncle d'Amérique
Georges Paulais as Le docteur Paulard
Mila Parély as Antoinette - La bonne de Nancy
Pierre Piérade as Le président du tribunal
Mansuelle as L'huissier
Lucienne Masset as La nourrice
Madeleine Milhaud as Madame Achille Beaugérard
Paul Velsa as Le contrôleur des passeports
Geneviève Sorya as La poule du garde du corps
Three Notes Singers as Trio chantant à Brighton
Jean Tissier as Roberdet
René Génin as L'encaustiqueur
Germaine Aussey as Nancy Le Bail
Émile Genevois as Le gamin
Albert Malbert as Le barman
Jane Pierson as La directrice du bureau de placement
Yvonne Yma as Une dame au tribunal

References

^ Crisp p.407

Bibliography

Crisp, Colin. Genre, Myth and Convention in the French Cinema, 1929-1939. Indiana University Press, 2002.

External links

The Brighton Twins at IMDb

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[1] Crisp p.407

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-'''''The Brighton Twins''''' (French: '''''Les jumeaux de Brighton''''') is a 1936 French film directed by [[Claude Heymann]] and starring [[Raimu]], [[Michel Simon]] and [[Suzy Prim]].<ref>Crisp p.407</ref> It is based on the 1908 play of the same title by [[Tristan Bernard]].
+'''''The Brighton Twins''''' (French: '''''Les jumeaux de Brighton''''') is a 1936 French [[comedy film]] directed by [[Claude Heymann]] and starring [[Raimu]], [[Michel Simon]] and [[Suzy Prim]].<ref>Crisp p.407</ref> It is based on the 1908 [[The Brighton Twins (play)|play of the same title]] by [[Tristan Bernard]] and [[Robert Bresson]] worked on the screen adaptation.
+==Synopsis==
+Twins are separated at birth in 1890, with one being raised in the United States and the other in France. More than forty years later they encounter each other for the first time.
 ==Cast==
-* [[Raimu ]] as Alfred Beaugérard et les deux fils Achille
+* [[Raimu]] as Alfred Beaugérard et les deux fils Achille
 * [[Michel Simon]] as Labrosse
 * [[Suzy Prim]] as Clémentine Beaugérard
-* [[Charlotte Lysès ]] as Madame Tupin - La belle-mère
+* [[Charlotte Lysès]] as Madame Tupin - La belle-mère
 * [[Pierre Finaly]] as L'avocat
 * [[Marcel Maupi]] as Le garde du corps
 * [[Jacques Bousquet]] as L'oncle d'Amérique
 * [[Georges Paulais]] as Le docteur Paulard
-* [[Mila Parély ]] as Antoinette - La bonne de Nancy
+* [[Mila Parély]] as Antoinette - La bonne de Nancy
 * [[Pierre Piérade]] as Le président du tribunal
-* [[Mansuelle]] as L'huissier
+* Mansuelle as L'huissier
-* [[Lucienne Masset]] as La nourrice
+* Lucienne Masset as La nourrice
 * [[Madeleine Milhaud]] as Madame Achille Beaugérard
 * [[Paul Velsa]] as Le contrôleur des passeports
 * [[Geneviève Sorya]] as La poule du garde du corps
-* [[Three Notes Singers]] as Trio chantant à Brighton
+* Three Notes Singers as Trio chantant à Brighton
 * [[Jean Tissier]] as Roberdet
 * [[René Génin]] as L'encaustiqueur
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 * [[Albert Malbert]] as Le barman
 * [[Jane Pierson]] as La directrice du bureau de placement
 * [[Yvonne Yma]] as Une dame au tribunal
 == References ==
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+[[Category:French comedy films]]
+[[Category:1930s French-language films]]
 [[Category:Films directed by Claude Heymann]]
-[[Category:Films adapted from science fiction short stories]]
+[[Category:French films based on plays]]
+[[Category:Films set in 1890]]
+[[Category:Films set in Brighton]]
+[[Category:Films about twin brothers]]
+[[Category:Pathé films]]
+[[Category:French black-and-white films]]
+[[Category:Films based on works by Plautus]]
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