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The Corsican Brothers
(1898) England
B&W : 75 feet
Directed by G.A. Smith

Cast: (unknown)

G.A.S. Films production; distributed by [?] Prestwich Manufacturing Company and/or Warwick Trading Company? / From the novel Les Frères Corses (The Corsican Brothers) by Alexandre Dumas père. / Released August 1898. / [?] 35mm spherical format? / Gifford-British n. 00123 notes this film as the first to utilize double exposure in Great Britain.

Trick film.

Survival status: (unknown)

Current rights holder: (unknown)

Keywords: Authors: Alexandre Dumas - Ghosts - Trick films

Listing updated: 20 August 2018.

References: Gifford-British n. 00123 : Website-IMDb.