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1948 Italian film by John Clements and Ladislao Vajda From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.[2] 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 | |
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![]() John Justin and Kay Hammond | |
Directed by | John Clements Ladislao Vajda |
Written by | Basil Mason Fabrizio Sarazani Ákos Tolnay John Clements |
Based on | The Call of the Blood by Robert Hichens |
Produced by | Steven Pallos John Stafford |
Starring | John Clements Kay Hammond John Justin Hilton Edwards |
Cinematography | Ubaldo Arata Wilkie Cooper |
Edited by | Carmen Beliaeff |
Music by | Ludovico Lunghi |
Production companies | British Lion F.I.A.I. |
Distributed by | British Lion (UK) |
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Running time | 88 minutes |
Countries | Italy United Kingdom |
Language | English |
Budget | £66,295[1] |
Box office | £45,713 (UK as at 30 June 1949)[1] |
As of 30 June 1949 the film earned £45,713 in the UK of which £33,401 went to the producer.[1]
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