Carmen (1931 film)

This article is about the 1931 film. For other uses, see Carmen (disambiguation).
"Gipsy Blood" redirects here. For 1911 film, see Gipsy Blood (1911 film).

Carmen
Directed byCecil Lewis
Written byCecil Lewis
Prosper Mérimée (novel)
Produced byWalter C. Mycroft
Starring
Production
company
Distributed byWardour Films
Release date
  • 30 October 1931 (1931-10-30)
Running time
77 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

Carmen is a 1931 British musical film directed by Cecil Lewis and starring Marguerite Namara, Thomas F. Burke and Lance Fairfax.[1] It is an adaptation of the opera Carmen by Georges Bizet. It is also known by the alternative title of Gipsy Blood. It was produced by British International Pictures, the country's leading company of the early sound era, and shot at the Elstree Studios near London.[2]

Cast

References

  1. ^ "BFI | Film & TV Database | GIPSY BLOOD (1932)". Ftvdb.bfi.org.uk. 16 April 2009. Archived from the original on 14 January 2009. Retrieved 9 February 2012.
  2. ^ Wood p.71

Bibliography

  • Low, Rachael. Filmmaking in 1930s Britain. George Allen & Unwin, 1985.
  • Wood, Linda. British Films, 1927-1939. British Film Institute, 1986.


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