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Blood and Sand

  • 1941
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  • 2h 5m
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Rita Hayworth and Tyrone Power in Blood and Sand (1941)
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Illiterate peasant Juan Gallardo rises meteorically to fame and fortune in the bullfight arena only to sow the seeds of his own fall.Illiterate peasant Juan Gallardo rises meteorically to fame and fortune in the bullfight arena only to sow the seeds of his own fall.Illiterate peasant Juan Gallardo rises meteorically to fame and fortune in the bullfight arena only to sow the seeds of his own fall.

  • Director
    • Rouben Mamoulian
  • Writers
    • Jo Swerling
    • Vicente Blasco Ibáñez
  • Stars
    • Tyrone Power
    • Linda Darnell
    • Rita Hayworth
  • See production, box office & company info
  • IMDb RATING
    6.8/10
    3K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Rouben Mamoulian
    • Writers
      • Jo Swerling
      • Vicente Blasco Ibáñez
    • Stars
      • Tyrone Power
      • Linda Darnell
      • Rita Hayworth
    • 49User reviews
    • 31Critic reviews
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Won 1 Oscar
      • 1 win & 2 nominations total

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    Linda Darnell and Alla Nazimova in Blood and Sand (1941)
    Tyrone Power, Pedro de Cordoba, Monty Banks, and Lynn Bari in Blood and Sand (1941)
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    Tyrone Power
    Tyrone Power
    • Juan Gallardo
    Linda Darnell
    Linda Darnell
    • Carmen Espinosa
    Rita Hayworth
    Rita Hayworth
    • Doña Sol
    Alla Nazimova
    Alla Nazimova
    • Señora Augustias
    • (as Nazimova)
    Anthony Quinn
    Anthony Quinn
    • Manolo de Palma
    J. Carrol Naish
    J. Carrol Naish
    • Garabato
    Lynn Bari
    Lynn Bari
    • Encarnacion
    John Carradine
    John Carradine
    • El Nacional
    Laird Cregar
    Laird Cregar
    • Natalio Curro
    Monty Banks
    Monty Banks
    • Antonio Lopez
    • (as William Montague)
    Vicente Gómez
    • Guitarist
    • (as Vicente Gomez)
    George Reeves
    George Reeves
    • Captain Pierre Lauren
    Pedro de Cordoba
    Pedro de Cordoba
    • Don Jose Alvarez
    • (as Pedro deCordoba)
    Fortunio Bonanova
    Fortunio Bonanova
    • Pedro Espinosa
    Victor Kilian
    Victor Kilian
    • Priest
    Adrian Morris
    • La Pulga
    • (as Michael Morris)
    Charles Stevens
    Charles Stevens
    • Pablo Gomez
    Ann E. Todd
    Ann E. Todd
    • Carmen (as a child)
    • (as Ann Todd)
    • Director
      • Rouben Mamoulian
    • Writers
      • Jo Swerling
      • Vicente Blasco Ibáñez
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    • Trivia
      In order to prepare for the role of Juan Gallardo, Tyrone Power attended a bullfight with his wife, Annabella. Because of Power's great stature as a star, he and his wife were given VIP seats in the center front of the ring. Power became violently ill witnessing the bullfight, and in order to get him out of the arena, Annabella said she was ill.
    • Goofs
      During the scene when Doña Sol des Muire sings to Juan Gallardo on his first visit to her home, she accompanies herself on the guitar, but while she strums the fingers of her other hand never move to change chords as she plays.
    • Quotes

      Juan Gallardo: They say that when a ship is sinking all the rats leave. Good-bye, rats!

      [Antonio Lopez and Encarnacíon start to leave]

      Juan Gallardo: But you're mistaken if you think I'm sinking! Well, what are you waiting for!

    • Alternate versions
      It was planned to add more bullfighting scenes for distribution to South American countries, where the sport of bullfighting was much more acceptable. No details are available.
    • Connections
      Edited into The Bullfighters (1945)
    • Soundtracks
      El Albaicin
      (uncredited)

      Written and Performed by Vicente Gómez

    User reviews49

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    Tyrone Power in the Valentino role...Hayworth as the siren...
    20th Century Fox gave Tyrone Power one of his most famous roles as the bullfighter torn between the love of a noble woman, his wife (Linda Darnell), and the tempestuous "other woman" (Rita Hayworth). A technicolor remake of the 1922 classic with Valentino, the studio spared no expense in making this a lavish, well-paced version of the tale depicting the rise and fall of a great bullfighter.

    While establishing Power as a romantic hero of swashbuckling roles, it made a star of Rita Hayworth who, up until this time, was seen mostly in low-budget films. If anything, 'Blood and Sand' assured of the stardom she sought.

    Especially interesting in one of his more flamboyant character roles is Laird Cregar as the critic of the art of bullfighting, alternately praising and damning the hero and eventually getting his comeuppance from Power.

    Directed with great style by Rouben Mamoulian, it is still the best version of the story to date, photographed in the lush technicolor of the 1940s.

    You may be interested in looking at my article on Laird Cregar that appeared in the March 2001 issue of CLASSIC IMAGES.
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    • Release date
      • May 30, 1941 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Krv i pesak
    • Filming locations
      • Plaza de Toros, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico(bullfighting sequences and backgrounds)
    • Production company
      • Twentieth Century Fox
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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $5,923,496
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 5 minutes
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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