Blood and Sand (1989)
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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… More 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, Rovi
- Directed By
- Javier Elorrieta
- Genres
- Drama, Romance, Mystery & Suspense
R,
- In Theaters
- May 17, 1989 Wide
- On DVD
- Jun 6, 2000
- Studio
- Trimark
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Cast
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Chris Rydell
as Juan Gallardo
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Sharon Stone
as Dona Sol
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Ana Torrent
as Carmen
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Antonio Flores
as Chiripa
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Guillermo Montesinos
as Garabato
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Albert Vidal
as Nacional
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Simón Andreu
as Antonio
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Jose-Luis De Villalonga
as Don Jose
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Tony Fuentes
as Pepe Serrano
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Luis Barboo
as Old Slaughterer
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José María Caffarel
as Mayor
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Margarita Calahorra
as Augustias
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José Lifante
as Slaughterer 1
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Aldo Sambrell
as Faustino
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Miguel de Grandy
as Parson
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Alicia Agut
as Maria
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Daniel Martin
as Ojeda
- Christopher Rydell
