Call of the Blood (1948 film)
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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 | |
|---|---|
 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 | British Lion |
| Distributed by | British Lion (UK) |
Release date |
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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] |
- 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
As of 30 June 1949 the film earned £45,713 in the UK of which £33,401 went to the producer.[1]
- The Call of the Blood (1920)
- ^ a b c Chapman, J. (2022). The Money Behind the Screen: A History of British Film Finance, 1945-1985. Edinburgh University Press p 354
- ^ "The Call of the Blood (1948)". Archived from the original on 16 January 2009.
- Harper, Sue. Picturing the Past: The Rise and Fall of the British Costume Film. British Film Institute, 1994.