Blood and Sand

Juan is the son of a poor widow in Seville. Against his mother s wishes he pursues a career as toreador. He rapidly gains national prominence, and takes his childhood sweetheart Carmen as his bride. He meets the Marquis daughter Dona Sol, and finds himself in the awkward position of being in love with two women, which threatens the stability of his family and his position in society. He finds interesting parallels in the life of the infamous bandit Plumitas when they eventually meet by chance. Written by Ed Sutton Blood and Sand is a 1922 American Silent-language Drama Romance motion picture featuring Rudolph Valentino, Lila Lee, Nita Naldi, Rosa Rosanova, Walter Long, Leo White and Louise Emmons. The movie is inspired from The novel Blood and Sand by Vicente Blasco Ib ez and the play by Thomas Cushing. Famous Players-Lasky in association with Paramount Pictures. were the production houses involved in the project along with executive producer(s) Fred Niblo and Jesse L. Lasky. The movie is directed by Fred Niblo. Paramount Pictures acquired the distribution rights for the film. Blood and Sand was released on 5th August 1922 in Silent and English intertitles languages and takes a screen time of 80-9 reels. The motion picture made a box office gross of $1 million. The screenplay for the movie was written by June Mathis. Cinematography was done by Alvin Wyckoff and editing by Dorothy Arzner
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