The tragic story of Don Jose, a Spanish cavalryman, who falls under the spell of a gypsy girl, Carmen, who treats him with both love and contempt and leads him into temptation and thus damnation.
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| Harry Liedtke | ... |
José Navarro
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Sophie Pagay | ... |
José Navarros Mutter
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Grete Diercks | ... |
Dolores, José Navarros Braut
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| Pola Negri | ... |
Carmen, eine Zigaretten-arbeiterin
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Paul Biensfeldt | ... |
Garcia, Schmuggler
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Paul Conradi | ... |
Don Cairo, Schmuggler
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Max Kronert | ... |
Remendato, Schmuggler
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| Margarete Kupfer | ... |
Carmens Wirtin
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| Leopold von Ledebur | ... |
Escamillo, ein Stierfechter
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| Heinrich Peer | ... |
Ein englischer Offizier
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| Wilhelm Diegelmann | ... |
Ein Gefängniswärter
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Magnus Stifter | ... |
Leutnant Esteban
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| Victor Janson |
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Albert Venohr |
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Directed by
| Ernst Lubitsch | ||
Written by
| Prosper Mérimée | ... | (novel "Carmen") (as Prosper Merrimé) |
| Hanns Kräly | ... | (writer) |
| Grete Diercks | ... | (writer) |
| Norbert Falk | ... | (writer) |
| M.M. Stearns | ... | (English titles) (as Myron M. Stearns) |
Produced by
| Paul Davidson | ... | producer |
Music by
| Tobias Schwencke | ... | (2021 score) |
Cinematography by
| Alfred Hansen | ||
Art Direction by
| Karl Machus | ||
| Kurt Richter | ||
Costume Design by
| Alexander Hubert | ... | (as Alex Hubert) |
Music Department
| Georges Bizet | ||
| James C. Bradford | ... | music arranger: 1921 score (uncredited) |
| Joseph Carl Breil | ... | music arranger: 1921 score (uncredited) |
| Carl Edouarde | ... | music arranger: 1921 score (uncredited) |
| Hugo Riesenfeld | ... | music arranger: 1921 score (uncredited) |
Production Companies
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- Universum Film (UFA) (1918) (Germany) (theatrical)
- Associated First National Pictures (1921) (United States) (theatrical)
- Pioneer Film Agency (1924) (United Kingdom) (theatrical) (edited version)
- Grapevine Video (2006) (United States) (DVD) (dvdr) (as "Gypsy Blood")
- Televista (2009) (United States) (DVD) (as 'Gypsy Blood')
- ARTE (2021) (Germany) (tv)
- ARTE (2021) (France) (tv)
- Grapevine Video (United States) (VHS)
- One Gate Media (2022) (Germany) (DVD) (Ernst Lubitsch Edition)
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The tragic story of Don Jose, a Spanish cavalryman, who falls under the spell of a gypsy girl, Carmen, who treats him with both love and contempt and leads him into temptation and thus damnation.
Written by Jim Beaver |
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| Taglines | A mighty marvel of the screen with a multitude of players (1921 Gypsy Blood poster) See more » |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | Pola Negri fled the film's press premiere in heavy rain to avoid being caught in a crossfire in street battles between between German strikers and government troops. She wrote in her memoirs, "The streets [of Berlin] were completely deserted. The only sound was the gunfire directly overhead, which crashed through the air with a deafening din. In order not to be hit by a stray bullet, I walked in short steps with my back pressed against the walls of the buildings. By the time I arrived [at the subway station], I was ringing wet." The next day, November 9, 1918, Kaiser Wilhelm II was deposed as ruler of Germany. The First World War ended two days thereafter. See more » |
| Goofs | When Carmen is drinking with a soldier in Gibraltar, the seat in which the soldier sits is empty in close up shots. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in Die UFA (1992). See more » |