Blood and Sand
Sangre y Arena
Synopsis
Since Juan Gallardo was a child wishes to be a bullfighter and he achieves to be come a recognizable figure. He marries Carmen, his childhood friend, but he fall s in love with the widow of a diplomat, a sophisticated woman of the world with whom he starts a relationship that will end up destroying him. While he is recovering be cause he had been severely gored in his sevillian house, Juan receives a visit f rom his great admirer the bandit “Plumitas” who makes him see the parallelism be tween their life experiences. The visit is interrupted with the Civil Guard lying in wait of the bandit. Juan drifts a long time from failure to failure because he is now a fraid of the bull and he is again humiliated by his beloved Mrs. Sol. Finally he gets a bullfight in Madrid and Carmen, his wife, has a bad omen and comes to the bullring.
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- Director
- Ricardo de Baños, Vicente Blasco Ibáñez
- Screenplay & Story
- Vicente Blasco Ibáñez
- Original Title
- Sangre y Arena
- Country of Origin
- Spain
- Spoken Languages
- No Language
- Runtime
- 1h 5m
- Production Studios
- Barcinógrafo
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Ricardo de Baños, Vicente Blasco Ibáñez
Vicente Blasco Ibáñez
Salvador Castelló
Department Leadership Roster
Ricardo de Baños
Director
Vicente Blasco Ibáñez
Director
Vicente Blasco Ibáñez
Screenplay
Salvador Castelló
Director of Photography
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What is Blood and Sand about?
Since Juan Gallardo was a child wishes to be a bullfighter and he achieves to be come a recognizable figure. He marries Carmen, his childhood friend, but he fall s in love with the widow of a diplomat, a sophisticated woman of the world with whom he starts a relationship that will end up destroying him. While he is recovering be cause he had been severely gored in his sevillian house, Juan receives a visit f rom his great admirer the bandit “Plumitas” who makes him see the parallelism be tween their life experiences. The visit is interrupted with the Civil Guard lying in wait of the bandit. Juan drifts a long time from failure to failure because he is now a fraid of the bull and he is again humiliated by his beloved Mrs. Sol. Finally he gets a bullfight in Madrid and Carmen, his wife, has a bad omen and comes to the bullring.
Who directed Blood and Sand?
Blood and Sand was directed by Ricardo de Baños, Vicente Blasco Ibáñez.
Who stars in Blood and Sand?
The principal cast of Blood and Sand includes P. Alcaide, Mark Andrews, Matilde Domenech, José Portes.
When was Blood and Sand released and how long is it?
Blood and Sand was released in 1917 with a total runtime of 1h 5m.
Is Blood and Sand based on a book or true story?
Blood and Sand is adapted from the following source material: Novel: "Vicente Blasco Ibáñez".