DVD & Blu-ray: BLOOD AND SAND (1922) Starring Rudolph Valentino

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Product Description: Mastered in 4K from 35mm film elements preserved by the Cinémathèque Française and Paul Killiam. Additional material provided by Eye Filmmuseum. The film has been color tinted according to instructions in the 1922 continuity script. Special thanks to the Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, David Pierce, and Ken Winokur.

An immortal icon of brooding sexuality, Rudolph Valentino has become one of silent cinema’s most enigmatic and entrancing performers. Based on the novel by Vicente Blasco Ibanez, Blood and Sand was Valentino’s first starring vehicle, in which he portrays Juan Gallardo, a young Spaniard who achieves his boyhood ambition to become a celebrated toreador. But with fame come temptation and treachery, and the triumphant Juan finds himself the victim of his own desires, forsaking the pure love of the sweet-natured Carmen (Lila Lee) for the sinister charms of the exotic Doña Sol (Nita Naldi).

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Director: Fred Niblo, Dorothy Arzner

Starring: Rudolph Valentino, Nita Naldi, Lila Lee

Genre: Drama, Romance, Sport

Runtime: 80 min

Rating: Not Rated

Language: English

Studio: Kino Lorber

Home Video Release Date: February 11, 2020

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Codec: MPEG-2
Resolution: 480i
Aspect Ratio: 1.37:1
Encoding Format: 16:9
Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only)

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Codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Resolution: 1080p
Aspect Ratio: 1.37:1
Region: Region A/1

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DVD: Dolby Digital 2.0
Blu-ray: LPCM 2.0

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Audio commentary by film historian Anthony Slide
Booklet essay by Donna Hill, author of Rudolph Valentino: The Silent Idol
Filmed introduction by Orson Welles
Original theatrical trailer
Footage of Valentino’s funeral procession
Parody film starring Will Rogers
Audio recording of the Love Theme: “You Gave Me Your Heart' (Susan Rogers soloist)