Blood and Sand

film by Mamoulian [1941]

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Blood and Sand is a 1941 film directed by Rouben Mamoulian. The movie stars Tyrone Power and Rita Hayworth and tells the story of a bullfighter's rise and fall. Mamoulian's direction is noted for its stylish portrayal of the bullring, drawing visual inspiration from Spanish masters like El Greco. The film is based on the novel Sangre y arena by Vicente Blasco Ibáñez. Mamoulian was a significant figure in cinematic art, known for his innovative use of music, sound, and visual rhythm, particularly during the early sound era of film.12

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Budd Boetticher
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…consultant on Rouben Mamoulian’s epic Blood and Sand (1941).
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…consultant on Rouben Mamoulian’s epic Blood and Sand (1941).
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John Fulton
…Philadelphia, Fulton saw the film Blood and Sand (1941) starring Rita Hayworth and Tyrone Power. Struck by the pageantry, colour, and excitement of bullfighting, he resolved to become a torero (bullfighter). In the early 1950s he received a scholarship to an art school in San Miguel de Allende, Mex., an…
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…Philadelphia, Fulton saw the film Blood and Sand (1941) starring Rita Hayworth and Tyrone Power. Struck by the pageantry, colour, and excitement of bullfighting, he resolved to become a torero (bullfighter). In the early 1950s he received a scholarship to an art school in San Miguel de Allende, Mex., an…
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John Carradine
…of the Baskervilles (1939), and Blood and Sand (1941). His later film credits included The Shootist (1976) and The Sentinel (1977). He was also the patriarch of an acting family; four of his five sons—David, Robert, Keith, and Bruce—acted in films and on television.
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…of the Baskervilles (1939), and Blood and Sand (1941). His later film credits included The Shootist (1976) and The Sentinel (1977). He was also the patriarch of an acting family; four of his five sons—David, Robert, Keith, and Bruce—acted in films and on television.
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