Blood and Sand
Starring: Tyrone Power, Linda Darnell, Rita Hayworth
Director: Rouben Mamoulian
Writer: Jo Swerling, Vicente Blasco Ibáñez
Producer: Darryl F. Zanuck, Robert Kane
Blood and Sand is a 1941 American Technicolor film drama 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 Ibáñez. The supporting cast features Anthony Quinn, Lynn Bari, Laird Cregar, J. Carrol Naish, John Carradine, and George Reeves.
Trivia
- Won the Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Color.
- Also nominated for: Academy Award for Best Art Direction, Color.
- Based on Blood and Sand (novel by Vicente Blasco Ibañez).
- Over 30 actresses were considered for the role of Doña Sol, including Gene Tierney, Ann Sheridan and Dorothy Lamour.
- After Carole Landis, Zanuck's original choice, refused to dye her hair red for the role, Rita Hayworth was cast.
- Rouben Mamoulian's sets were inspired by the works of painters El Greco, Goya, and Velázquez.
Filming Locations
- The film's exterior long shots were filmed in Mexico City Plaza de Toros.
Previous Showings
6 Runs • 2 Festivals
2,204 tickets sold
Original Billings: 1 run (June 17, 1941)
Original Run: June 17, 1941 (Tuesday - Saturday)
All runs on record (6):
- June 17, 1941 (Tuesday - Saturday)Tyrone Power, Rita Hayworth, Linda Darnell
- February 26 - 28, 1988 · 0 ticketsw/ Ninotchka, The Mark of Zorro (1940), The Shop Around the Corner, Golden Boy
- December 12 - 13, 1991 · 300 ticketsw/ Strawberry Blonde
- November 24, 1995 · 782 ticketsw/ The Lady from Shanghai
- December 15, 2006 · 282 tickets20th Century-Fox 2006w/ Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison
- March 29 - 30, 2025 · 840 ticketsLubitsch, Mamoulian, Sternberg Three Great Directorsw/ The Mark of Zorro