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Carmen / Gypsy Blood

Ernst Lubitsch
Germany
Synopsis
The tale of Don José, madly attracted to the cigar-selling gypsy, Carmen, as per Prosper Merimée?s immortal creation, maintains the original structure in the shape of a lasting flashback in this version by Lubitsch lavishing glory upon a sensual, seductive Pola Negri. With sets worthy of Hollywood at its most splendorous, the director, already popular in the Germany of the time, was highly acclaimed throughout Europe.
Director
Ernst Lubitsch
Screenplay
Hanns Kräly
Photography
Alfred Hansen
Music
Artur Vieregg
Cast
Pola Negri, Harry Liedtke, Leopold von Ledebour, Grete Diercks, Wilhelm Diegelmann
Running Time
88 m.
Country
Germany
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