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Blood and Sand
Starring: Rudolph Valentino
Music by: Paul David Bergel
Cinematography by: Alvin Wyckoff
Directed by: Fred Niblo
Screenplay by: June Mathis
DVD Details:
* Run Time: 78 minutes
* Number of Discs: 1
* Originally Released in 1922
* Black & White
* Region 0 encoding; Can be played worldwide, NTSC-format.
Description by Oldies.com:
Great screen lover Rudolph Valentino charismatically stars as Juan Gallardo, a
shoemaker's son with aspirations to be a toreador in the 1922 motion picture adaptation
of Vicente Blasco Ibanez's often filmed romantic tale, Blood and Sand. Juan's meteoritic
rise from poverty to the thrill-mad bullrings of Seville is aided by his childhood sweetheart
Carmen (Lila Lee). But her sweet, innocent manner is no match for vamp Dona Sol (Nita
Naldi), a wealthy woman who devours men and easily conquers the impressionable Juan.
With perverted social anthropologist Don Joselito (Charles Belcher) lurking by the
sidelines and sadistically studying Juan's corruption by fame, sex and power, Blood and
Sand is not only a romantic tragedy of youthful folly but a pointed and ahead-of-its-time
examination of 20th century stardom. Blood and Sand is a giant landmark in silent cinema
with unforgettable performances by Rudolph Valentino, Lila Lee and Nita Naldi.
Starring: Rudolph Valentino
Music by: Paul David Bergel
Cinematography by: Alvin Wyckoff
Directed by: Fred Niblo
Screenplay by: June Mathis
DVD Details:
* Run Time: 78 minutes
* Number of Discs: 1
* Originally Released in 1922
* Black & White
* Region 0 encoding; Can be played worldwide, NTSC-format.
Description by Oldies.com:
Great screen lover Rudolph Valentino charismatically stars as Juan Gallardo, a
shoemaker's son with aspirations to be a toreador in the 1922 motion picture adaptation
of Vicente Blasco Ibanez's often filmed romantic tale, Blood and Sand. Juan's meteoritic
rise from poverty to the thrill-mad bullrings of Seville is aided by his childhood sweetheart
Carmen (Lila Lee). But her sweet, innocent manner is no match for vamp Dona Sol (Nita
Naldi), a wealthy woman who devours men and easily conquers the impressionable Juan.
With perverted social anthropologist Don Joselito (Charles Belcher) lurking by the
sidelines and sadistically studying Juan's corruption by fame, sex and power, Blood and
Sand is not only a romantic tragedy of youthful folly but a pointed and ahead-of-its-time
examination of 20th century stardom. Blood and Sand is a giant landmark in silent cinema
with unforgettable performances by Rudolph Valentino, Lila Lee and Nita Naldi.
Excerpts from the Soundtrack (click to play):
| all soundclips (c) reserved 2003-2005 Paul David Bergel |