Blood and Sand (1941 film)
Blood and Sand is a 1941 American romantic Technicolor film starring Tyrone Power, Linda Darnell, Rita Hayworth and Nazimova. Directed by Rouben Mamoulian, it was produced by 20th Century Fox and was based on the 1908 Spanish novel Blood and Sand (Sangre y arena) by Vicente Blasco Ibanez. The supporting cast features Anthony Quinn, Lynn Bari, Laird Cregar, J. Carrol Naish, John Carradine and George Reeves. Rita Hayworth's singing voice was dubbed by Gracilla Pirraga.
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| Directed by | Rouben Mamoulian |
| Screenplay by | Jo Swerling |
| Based on | the novel by Vicente Blasco Ibanez |
| Produced by | Associate producer: Robert T. Kane Producer: Darryl F. Zanuck |
| Starring | Tyrone Power Linda Darnell Rita Hayworth Nazimova Anthony Quinn J. Carrol Naish Lynn Bari John Carradine Laird Cregar Monty Banks Vicente Gomez |
| Cinematography | Ernest Palmer, A.S.C. Ray Rennahan, A.S.C. |
| Edited by | Robert Bischoff |
| Music by | Alfred Newman Vicente Gomez (guitarist) |
| Color process | Technicolor |
| Distributed by | 20th Century Fox |
Release date | May 22, 1941 |
Running time | 125 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $1,115,200 |
| Box office | $2,717,200 |
Other versions of Blood and Sand include a 1922 version produced by Paramount Pictures and starring Rudolph Valentino, a 1916 version filmed by Blasco Ibanez with the help of Max André, and a 1989 version starring Christopher Rydell and Sharon Stone.
Blood and Sand was the fourth and last film in which Tyrone Power and Linda Darnell worked together. The others were Day-Time Wife (1939), Brigham Young (1940) and The Mark of Zorro (1940).