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Illiterate peasant Juan Gallardo rises meteorically to fame and fortune in the bullfight arena only to sow the seeds of his own fall.Illiterate peasant Juan Gallardo rises meteorically to fame and fortune in the bullfight arena only to sow the seeds of his own fall.Illiterate peasant Juan Gallardo rises meteorically to fame and fortune in the bullfight arena only to sow the seeds of his own fall.
- Won 1 Oscar
- 1 win & 3 nominations total
Alla Nazimova
- Señora Augustias
- (as Nazimova)
Monty Banks
- Antonio Lopez
- (as William Montague)
Vicente Gómez
- Guitarist
- (as Vicente Gomez)
Pedro de Cordoba
- Don Jose Alvarez
- (as Pedro deCordoba)
Adrian Morris
- La Pulga
- (as Michael Morris)
Ann E. Todd
- Carmen (as a child)
- (as Ann Todd)
- Director
- Writers
- All cast & crew
- Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaIn order to prepare for the role of Juan Gallardo, Tyrone Power attended a bullfight with his wife, Annabella. Because of Power's great stature as a star, he and his wife were given VIP seats in the center front of the ring. Power became violently ill witnessing the bullfight, and in order to get him out of the arena, Annabella said she was ill.
- GoofsDuring the scene when Doña Sol des Muire sings to Juan Gallardo on his first visit to her home, she accompanies herself on the guitar but while she strums, the fingers of her other hand never move to change chords as she plays.
- Quotes
Juan Gallardo: They say that when a ship is sinking all the rats leave. Good-bye, rats!
[Antonio Lopez and Encarnacíon start to leave]
Juan Gallardo: But you're mistaken if you think I'm sinking! Well, what are you waiting for!
- Alternate versionsIt was planned to add more bullfighting scenes for distribution to South American countries, where the sport of bullfighting was much more acceptable. No details are available.
- ConnectionsEdited into The Bullfighters (1945)
Featured review
Tyrone, Anthony, Linda and Rita to name a few await you here in this classic heart-moving story of a boy who wants to grow up to be a man by being a Matador i.e. the best there ever was. That's the intrigue and we are also entertained as we watch childhood friends grow up together into adulthood too. Then there is love both the carnal and the heartfelt. Throw in some poverty, poor boy makes good and you have a decent story to tell. Every time I watch these rags to riches to rags again movies I always wonder why these people don't put something away when on top? Surely what goes up must come down not to mention bad luck and how about early retirement too? That's what hooks you! Its when they don't do it or something goes wrong that you now become a part of the movie world wondering if that could happen to you and how would you handle it? This is called entertainment and they pull it off nicely here. There is a eating scene or two so prepare to eat while watching and of course have a tasty drink and some snack for later. Blood and Sand is an appropriate name for the bullfighter game...
- Richie-67-485852
- Sep 14, 2017
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Details
- Release date
- Country of origin
- Language
- Also known as
- Krv i pesak
- Filming locations
- Plaza de Toros, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico(bullfighting sequences and backgrounds, torn down and relocated)
- Production company
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $5,923,496
- Runtime2 hours 5 minutes
- Aspect ratio
- 1.33 : 1
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