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. 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 novel 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 |
Produced by | Steven Pallos John Stafford |
Written by | Robert Hichens (novel) Basil Mason Fabrizio Sarazani Ákos Tolnay John Clements |
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) |
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Running time | 88 minutes |
Country | Italy United Kingdom |
Language | English |
Screenplay
- 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