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Call of the Blood (1948)

Call of the Blood poster
Original title
Call Of The Blood
Directed by
John Clements, Ladislao Vajda
Genre
drama film
Country
United Kingdom, Italy
Runtime
1h 28m
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A British man and an Italian woman grapple with their passionate but troubled relationship. The story explores cultural differences and personal sacrifice.

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What happens

Call of the Blood (also known as Il Richiamo Del Sangue) is a 1948 British-Italian drama film directed by John Clements and Ladislao Vajda and starring Clements, Kay Hammond and John Justin. It was written by Basil Mason, Fabrizio Sarazani, Ákos Tolnay and Clements based on the 1906 novel of the same title by Robert Hichens. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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