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Director:
Christian-Jaque
Writers:
Prosper Mérimée (novel) and
Christian-Jaque (adaptation)
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Release Date:
26 November 1946 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama | Music more
Tagline:
She's Sultry...Bold...Daring!
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User Comments:
A long line of Carmens more (1 total)

Cast

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Viviane Romance ... Carmen
Jean Marais ... Don José
Lucien Coëdel ... Garcia
Julien Bertheau ... Lucas, le matador / Lucas, il matador
Jean Brochard ... Lillas-Pastia
Georges Tourreil ... Dancaire
Adriano Rimoldi ... Marquez, le lieutenant des Dragons / Marquez, il tenente dei Dragoni
Elli Parvo ... Pamela
Mario Gallina ... Un marchand / Un mercante
Marguerite Moreno ... La gitane / La zingara
Bernard Blier ... Remendado
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Anna Arena ... La dame dame dans la diligence / La bella signora nella diligenza
André Bervil ... Un moine / Un frate
Adriana Dionisi
Luigi Garbuio
Zena Guerra
Liliana Laine
Anna Lelli ... Isabella
Nicola Maldacea ... Un voyageur / Un viaggiatore
Elio Marcuzzo ... Antonio
Polidor ... Le vieux voyageur / Il viaggiatore anziano
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Carmen (USA)
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Runtime:
124 min | France:111 min (25 fps) (video version)
Country:
Italy | France
Language:
French
Color:
Black and White
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
Germany:16 | Finland:K-16
Filming Locations:
Scalera Studios, Rome, Lazio, Italy
Company:
DisCina more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Although produced in 1942, the film was only released in France and Italy in 1945 (in February and May respectively). more
Movie Connections:
Version of Siempre Carmen (1954) more

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A long line of Carmens, 1 June 2006
Author: guajolotl (guajolotl@aol.com) from Los Angeles, CA

There may have once been a grain of truth in the original Merimeé novel, but it has been turned into an icon beyond recognition as much as La Dame Aux Camelias has. Vivian Romance camps it up playing "gitaine" for all it's worth. She plays it like grand opera, probably the director's immediate frame of reference. When one thinks of the Rom one thinks of oppressed people, and it is perfectly consistent to see a young woman from an oppressed group as a sexpot--- that's their value. It is no accident that the story has been redone with former slaves (Carmen Jones) and by Senegal, although in that case, while still oppressed and clandestine, she is more in command than some of the others. Two of the best Carmens are by Sara Montiel and Imperio Argentina, although there is no question that we are watching a bourgeois stereotype regarding what the directors consider a "lower class." Romance's Carmen is worth seeing for comparison.

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