Contemporary version of the Bizet opera, with new lyrics and an African-American cast.Contemporary version of the Bizet opera, with new lyrics and an African-American cast.Contemporary version of the Bizet opera, with new lyrics and an African-American cast.
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Brock Peters
- Sergeant Brownas Sergeant Brown
- (as Broc Peters)
LeVern Hutcherson
- Joeas Joe
- (voice)
- (as Le Vern Hutcherson)
Marilyn Horne
- Carmen Jonesas Carmen Jones
- (voice)
- (as Marilynn Horne)
Alvin Ailey
- Dance Soloistas Dance Soloist
- (uncredited)
DeForest Covan
- Traineras Trainer
- (uncredited)
Joseph E. Crawford
- Dink Franklinas Dink Franklin
- (singing voice)
- (uncredited)
Carmen De Lavallade
- Dance Soloistas Dance Soloist
- (uncredited)
Bernie Hamilton
- Reporteras Reporter
- (uncredited)
Margaret Lancaster
- Singing Voiceas Singing Voice
- (uncredited)
At an all-black army camp, civilian parachute maker and "hot bundle" Carmen Jones is desired by many of the men. Naturally, she wants Joe, who's engaged to sweet Cindy Lou and about to go into pilot training for the Korean War. Going after him, she succeeds only in getting him into the stockade. While she awaits his release, trouble approaches for both of them. Songs from the Bizet opera with modernized lyrics. —Rod Crawford <puffinus@u.washington.edu>
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Cant believe it took me so long
to see this amazing film. I thought Halle Berry did a great job in the Dandridge biopic, but after seeing Carmen Jones I don't know if she could do Dorothy justice. This woman was amazing in this film. she RADIATED sex appeal and I could see why her performance was groundbreaking. Otto Preminger directed and shot a beautiful film, and contemporary actors, especially black actors, should set the performances in this movie as highwater marks to shoot for. Pearl Bailey was amazing in addition to the two leads, Belafonte and Dandridge. Joe Adams as the boxer and the woman who played Cindy Lou also gave great performance.
Again to see black actors in this time period given a chance to perform a full range of characters was really amazing. In a lot of ways this film is more progressive than the drivel of black genre films coming out of Hollywood today
Again to see black actors in this time period given a chance to perform a full range of characters was really amazing. In a lot of ways this film is more progressive than the drivel of black genre films coming out of Hollywood today
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- Dfredsparks
- Nov 23, 2004
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Is Carmen Jones (1954) known by a different name in India in English? If yes, what is it known as?
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