Brazil (1944 film)

Brazil
A poster bearing the film's alternate title: Stars and Guitars
Directed by	Joseph Santley
Produced by	Robert North
Written by	Richard English Frank Gill Jr. Laura Kerr
Starring	Tito Guízar Virginia Bruce Robert Livingston Henry Da Silva Edward Everett Horton Veloz & Yolanda
Music by	Walter Scharf
Cinematography	Jack A. Marta
Edited by	Murray Seldeen
Production company	Republic Pictures
Distributed by	Republic Pictures
Release date	November 30, 1944 (1944-11-30) (United States)
Running time	91 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

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.

The film was nominated for three Academy Awards: