Blood and Sand (1917)
May 11, 1917Release Date
Plot.
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Cast & Crew.
Mark Andrews
Actor
Matilde Domenech
Actress
José Portes
Actor
Ricardo de Baños
Director
Vicente Blasco Ibáñez
Director
Salvador Castelló
Cinematographer
P. Alcaide
Details.
Release DateMay 11, 1917
Original NameSangre y Arena
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 5m
Wiki.
Blood and Sand (Spanish: Sangre y Arena) is a 1916 film based on the novel Sangre y Arena by Vicente Blasco Ibáñez. The film was co-directed by Blasco Ibáñez himself and Max André. It was produced by the Spanish-French label Prometheus Films, named after the Editorial Prometeo, Blasco Ibáñez's publishing house, which backed the cost of the film.It was the first time that the novelist assumed management tasks and production. Moreover, thanks to the success achieved in Spain, Sangre y Arena exerted a significant influence on the Spanish cinema in the immediate years, and stood at the origins and then used as appellant españolada genre. It was the only time that Blasco Ibáñez himself reflected in images the design of his own work.It remains a tape from the Czech Film Archive, a version with 800 meters of length less than the original film. This version was restored by the Valencia Film Archive and Prague's, with a changed ending, where the parallels between bullfighting and bandits are reinforced.