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Blood and Sand

Actor(s): Chris Rydell, Sharon Stone, Ana Torrent, Antonio Flores, Guillermo Montesinos
Director(s): Javier Elorrieta
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Movie Details

MPAA Rating: R
Content Advisory: Not For Children
Movie Release: 1989
DVD Release: 07/24/2001
Format: DVD
SwapaDVD Credits: 1
Number of Discs: 1
Run Time: 1 hrs 36 mins
Studio: Lions Gate
Members Wishing: 0
Genres: Drama, Romance, Melodrama

DVD Synopsis

Previously filmed in 1922 with Rudolph Valentino and in 1940 with Tyrone Power, Vicente Blasco Ibanez's mystical bullfight novel Blood & Sand was given a third big-screen treatment in 1989. Though filmed in Spain by a Spanish director, the 1989 Blood & Sand casts American actor Christopher Rydell as the bullfighter hero. Also hailing from the USA is a pre-Basic Instinct Sharon Stone, playing the vamp role previously essayed in 1922 by Nita Naldi and in 1940 by Rita Hayworth. The story remains the same: a dirt-poor youth rises to fame and fortune in the bull ring, forgets his roots, cheats on his wife, has a last-minute change of heart, and pays for his sins in grotesque fashion. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Actors

Chris Rydell - Juan Gallardo
Sharon Stone - Dona Sol
Ana Torrent - Carmen
Antonio Flores - Chiripa
Guillermo Montesinos - Garabato
Albert Vidal - Nacional
Simon Andreu - Antonio

Editorial Review of DVD

Javier Elorrieta's Blood and Sand comes to DVD from Trimark Home Video. Presented in 1.33:1 full frame and including a PCM Stereo soundtrack, extra features include a trailer. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide