Brazil (also known as Stars and Guitars) is a 1944 American musical comedy film directed by Joseph Santley and starring Tito Guízar, Virginia Bruce and Edward Everett Horton. It is set in Brazil, and involves a composer masquerading as twins, trying to win the hand of an anti-Latin novelist.
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Directed by | Joseph Santley |
Written by | Richard English Frank Gill Jr. Laura Kerr |
Produced by | Robert North |
Starring | Tito Guízar Virginia Bruce Robert Livingston Henry Da Silva Edward Everett Horton Veloz & Yolanda |
Cinematography | Jack A. Marta |
Edited by | Murray Seldeen, Harry Gerstad(not credited)[1] |
Music by | Walter Scharf |
Production company | Republic Pictures |
Distributed by | Republic Pictures |
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Running time | 91 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
The film also features Brazilian singer Aurora Miranda, as well as American singing cowboy Roy Rogers in a cameo appearance as himself.
The film was nominated for three Academy Awards:[2]
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