The Brothers

The Brothers (1947)

The Worthy Scottish Successor to Our Great Hit - "I Know Where I'm Going!"

An orphan wreaks havoc on a remote Scottish island when she causes an age-old feud to be reignited.

Date of release
1947-05-07
TMDB
5.4 / 10 (9)
Runtime
1h 38m
Genres
Drama
Director
David MacDonald

Casting

Interesting facts

The Brothers is a 1947 British film melodrama directed by David MacDonald and starring Patricia Roc, Will Fyffe and Maxwell Reed. It was adapted from the novel of the same title by L. A. G. Strong.

Production

L.A.G. Strong's novel was published in 1932. Strong was a friend of David MacDonald and in 1936 they agreed to make a film of the novel together. Plans were delayed until after the war, during which time MacDonald established himself as a leading documentarian. MacDonald took the project to Sydney Box who was enthusiastic about making it.

Box wanted Ann Todd, star of The Seventh Veil, to play the lead, as the second part of the two-picture million dollar contract she signed in the wake of the success of The Seventh Veil. Daybreak was to be the first and in March 1946 Box said he hoped to star Todd in The Brothers after that film.

Box wanted Emlyn Williams to play John and Michael Redgrave to play Fergus. Emlyn Williams dropped out and was replaced by Eric Portman. Portman refused to make a film with Todd and was replaced by Duncan Macrae. Redgrave dropped out to make Fame is the Spur and was replaced by Maxwell Reed. Todd did not want to work with Reed as she had not enjoyed working with him on Daybreak Patricia Roc played the role instead.

MacDonald knew the film would be troublesome censorwise because of the material. "We hope to get by in the French way", said MacDonald. "Rape, murder and nature, that's about all."

The unit moved to the Isle of Skye in July 1947.

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