Call of the Blood (1948 film)

Call of the Blood
	File:Call of the Blood.jpg 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 dates	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> 12 February 1948; ; ; ; ;
Running time	88 minutes
Country	Italy; United Kingdom
Language	English
Budget	£66,295
Box office	£45,713 (UK as at 30 June 1949)

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.

Cast

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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Harper, Sue. Picturing the Past: The Rise and Fall of the British Costume Film. British Film Institute, 1994.

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Call of the Blood
File:Call of the Blood.jpg 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 dates	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> 12 February 1948 (1948-02-12)
Running time	88 minutes
Country	Italy United Kingdom
Language	English
Budget	£66,295^[1]
Box office	£45,713 (UK as at 30 June 1949)^[1]