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Blood and Sand Overview:

Blood and Sand (1941) was a Drama - Sports Film directed by Rouben Mamoulian and produced by Darryl F. Zanuck and Robert Kane.

The film was based on the novel Blood and Sand (Sangre y arena) written by Vicente Blasco Ibáñez published in 1909.

SYNOPSIS

Swashbuckling Power stars in this Technicolor remake of the 1922 film that made Rudolph Valentino a household name. Juan, a poor boy from Seville, dreams of becoming a world-famous matador. He also dreams of marrying the beauteous Carmen Espinosa. Both wishes eventually come true, but at the height of his fame a sexy socialite seduces him away from his beloved wife. Power's in top form and Hayworth sizzles.

(Source: available at Amazon AMC Classic Movie Companion).

Academy Awards 1941 --- Ceremony Number 14 (source: AMPAS)

AwardRecipientResult
Best Art DirectionArt Direction: Richard Day, Joseph C. Wright; Interior Decoration: Thomas LittleNominated
Best CinematographyErnest Palmer, Ray RennahanWon
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Blood and Sand BlogHub Articles:

Blood and Sand (1941)

By 4 Star Film Fan on Mar 17, 2019 From 4 Star Films

There’s little doubt Blood and Sand was a follow up to The Mark of Zorro (1940) meant to capitalize on the lucrative romantic pairing of devilishly handsome heartthrob Tyrone Power and winsome ingenue Linda Darnell. But what it sets out to do, it achieves through an ability to capture us... Read full article

Sangue e Areia / Blood and Sand (1922)

By Lê on Mar 26, 2016 From Critica Retro

Sangue e Areia / Blood and Sand (1922) Não há dois substantivos que melhor definam as touradas quanto os que Vicente Blasco Ibáñez escolheu para o título de seu famoso romance. Na versão cinematográfica de 1922, as touradas são deixadas em segundo plano e são mais explorados os basti... Read full article

Blood and Sand (1941)

By Beatrice on Jun 28, 2014 From Flickers in Time

Blood and Sand  Directed by Rouben Mamoulian Written by Jo Swerling based on a novel by Vicente Basco Ibañez 1941/USA Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation First viewing/Netflix rental The technicolor and the spectacle are grand but I couldn’t get caught up in the story. Juan (Tyrone Pow... Read full article

The Power-Mad Blogathon: Blood and Sand (1941)

By shadowsandsatin on May 4, 2014 From Shadows and Satin

When I heard that Lady Eve’s Reel Life and They Don’t Make ‘Em Like They Used To were hosting a one-day blogathon in honor of Tyrone Power’s 100th birthday, I wanted in. But Power, whose screen career started in the late 1930s, just missed the pre-Code era, and his great noir offering – N... Read full article

Blood and Sand (1941)

on Aug 4, 2013 From Journeys in Classic Film

Blood and Sand is one of several big-budget Hollywood Technicolor extravaganza’s that took elegance and opulence to the next level.  The overabundance of opulence tends to make up for the dull story, but there’s something about the aesthetics of the film and the gorgeous cast assembled ... Read full article

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Blood and Sand Quotes:

Juan Gallardo: [to Antonio] Well, now as my manager it'll be much easier for you to rob me!
Nacional: [dying in great pain] I've dragged myself through the blood and sand of a thousand arenas. In the end there's only one thing I regret - I never learned to read or write. I was obliged to renounce education... but I make the whole world responsible for my ignorance.
Juan Gallardo: They say that when a ship is sinking all the rats leave. Good-bye, rats!
Garabato: The bull is not the beast! Look at the crowd! That is the real beast!
Natalio Curro: [referring to Dona Sol at the arena] If this is death in the afternoon, she is death in the evening.
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Blood and Sand Facts
Among the actresses considered to play Doña Sol were Gene Tierney, Betty Grable, Jane Russell, Dorothy Lamour and Maria Montez.
Director Rouben Mamoulian based many of the film's color schemes and designs on the works of great Spanish painters such as El Greco and Velasquez.
Hedy Lamarr was the first actress approached to play Doña Sol, but MGM refused to loan her to Fox.
"Lux Radio Theater" broadcast a 60 minute radio adaptation of the movie on October 20, 1941 with Tyrone Power reprising his film role.
Carole Landis was originally cast as Doña Sol des Muire but she was replaced by Rita Hayworth
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