Call of the Blood
Call of the Blood is a 1948 British-Italian drama film directed by John Clements and Ladislao Vajda and starring Clements, Kay Hammond and John Justin.[1] In the Edwardian era a British family move to Sicily where the husband has an affair with a local woman. It was adapted from a 1906 novel of the same title by Robert Hichens. The film's sets were designed by art director Maurice Fowler. Elizabeth Haffenden worked as costume designer.
| Call of the Blood | |
|---|---|
 John Justin and Kay Hammond | |
| Directed by | John Clements Ladislao Vajda |
| Produced by | Steven Pallos John Stafford |
| Written by | Basil Mason Fabrizio Sarazani Ákos Tolnay John Clements |
| Based on | The Call of the Blood by Robert Hichens |
| Starring | John Clements Kay Hammond John Justin Hilton Edwards |
| Music by | Ludovico Lunghi |
| Cinematography | Ubaldo Arata Wilkie Cooper |
| Edited by | Carmen Beliaeff |
Production company | British Lion F.I.A.I. |
| Distributed by | British Lion (UK) |
Release date |
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Running time | 88 minutes |
| Country | Italy United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Cast
- John Clements as Julius Ikon
- Kay Hammond as Doctor Anne Lester
- John Justin as David Erskine
- Hilton Edwards as Doctor Robert Blake
- Robert Rietti as Gaspare
- Carlo Ninchi as Salvatore
- Lea Padovani as Maddelena
- Jelo Filippo as Sebastiono
- H.G. Stoker as Uncle Ben
- Keith Pyott as Doctor Sabatier
- Marcesa Faciacani as Lucretia
See also
- The Call of the Blood (1920)
References
- "The Call of the Blood (1948)". Archived from the original on 16 January 2009.
Bibliography
- Harper, Sue. Picturing the Past: The Rise and Fall of the British Costume Film. British Film Institute, 1994.
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