Carmen (aka Gypsy Blood)

Intriguing silent German adaptation of the Prosper Mérimée tragedy, courtesy of director Ernst Lubitsch, stars Pola Negri as the seductive Gypsy tobacco factory worker of 19th century Andalusia and Harry Liedtke as the happily affianced Spanish cavalryman driven to destruction by his obsession with her. Leopold von Ledebur, Grete Diercks, Magnus Stifter also star. AKA: "Gypsy Blood." 80 min. Standard; Soundtrack: music score; audio commentary; featurete. Silent with music score.