Gipsy Blood (1931)
Subtitles for: Gipsy Blood (1931)
In 1931, Sir Malcolm Sargent – then a rising young conductor – acted as musical director for this first filmed musical version of Prosper Mérimée’s classic story of passion and fatal jealousy, Carmen. With a score based on Bizet’s opera, Gipsy Blood features celebrated American soprano Marguerite Namara as the capricious gypsy girl from the cigarette factory; her co-performers include Thomas Burke as Carmen’s tormented lover, Don José, and New Zealand-born baritone Lance Fairfax as his rival, the toreador Escamillo.
| Rate | ★ 7/10 (1 votes) |
| Genre | Music Drama |
| Duration | 1h 20m |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Release | 30 Oct 1931 |
| Language | EN |
| Director | Cecil Lewis |
| IMDb | tt0022747 ↗ |
| Type | Movie Released |
