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1931 British film by Cecil Lewis 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 by	Cecil Lewis
Written by	Cecil Lewis Prosper Mérimée (novel)
Produced by	Walter C. Mycroft
Starring	Marguerite Namara Lester Matthews Mary Clare
Production company	British International Pictures
Distributed by	Wardour Films
Release date	30 October 1931 (1931-10-30)
Running time	77 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

Carmen is a 1931 British musical film directed by Cecil Lewis and starring Marguerite Namara, Thomas F. Burke and Lance Fairfax. 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.

Cast

Marguerite Namara as Carmen
Thomas F. Burke as Don José
Lance Fairfax as Escamillo
Lester Matthews as Zuniga
Mary Clare as Factory Girl
Dennis Wyndham as Doncairo
Lewin Mannering as Innkeeper
Hay Petrie as Remenado

References

"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.
Wood p.71

Bibliography

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

External links

Carmen at IMDb

v t e Georges Bizet's Carmen
Source	Carmen (novella)
Stage works	Carmen Jones (1943 musical) Carmen (1949 ballet) Carmen Suite (1967 ballet) Carmen, Carmen (1988 musical) Carmen (2008 musical)
Music	Discography Carmen Fantasy (Sarasate) Carmen Fantasie (Waxman) Habanera Toreador Song Carmen: Duets & Arias Carmen Suites Carmen Variations
Film adaptations	Carmen (1915 DeMille) Carmen (1915 Walsh) A Burlesque on Carmen (1915) Carmen (1918) Carmen (1926) The Loves of Carmen (1927) Carmen (1931) Nights in Andalusia (1938) Carmen, la de Triana (1938) Carmen (1942) The Loves of Carmen (1948) Carmen Jones (1954) Carmen di Trastevere (1962) Man, Pride and Vengeance (1968) Carmen, la que contaba 16 años (1978) First Name: Carmen (1983) Carmen (1983) Carmen (1984) Carmen on Ice (1990) Carmen: A Hip Hopera (2001) Carmen (Russia, 2003) Carmen (France, 2003) U-Carmen eKhayelitsha (2005) Carmen's Kiss (2011) Carmen (2022)
Related	Carmen up to Data G.I. Carmen "Carmen Brasilia" The Car Man Battle of the Carmens Seguidilla Carmen Get It! (1962) "Nxde"

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