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In this musical set in 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.
Carmen Jones (1954) is a drama and romance film directed by Otto Preminger, released on October 28, 1954 with a runtime of 1h 45m. It stars Harry Belafonte, Dorothy Dandridge, Pearl Bailey and Olga James. Viewers rate it 6.2 out of 10 across 101 ratings.
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Harry Belafonte
as Joe
Dorothy Dandridge
as Carmen Jones
Pearl Bailey
as Frankie
Olga James
as Cindy Lou
Joe Adams
as Husky Miller
Brock Peters
as Sergeant Brown
Roy Glenn
as Rum Daniels
Nick Stewart
as Dink Franklin
Diahann Carroll
as Myrt
Le Vern Hutcherson
as Joe (voice)
Marilyn Horne
as Carmen Jones (voice)
Marvin Hayes
as Husky Miller (voice)
Directed by Otto Preminger, written by Harry Kleiner, Oscar Hammerstein II and Oscar Hammerstein II, produced by Otto Preminger.
Average viewer score of 6.2/10 from 101 ratings.
To be frank, I struggled with this... Dorothy Dandridge is superb and both she and Harry Belafonte belt out Oscar Hammerstein II's lyrical adaptations of George Bizet's rousing comic opera tunefully; but not particularly stylishly. That may have been down to the relocation of the story from elegant 19th Century Seville to gritty 20th century North Carolina via which it loses much of the vigour and vibrancy of the…
Reviewed on November 21, 2022
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The main cast of Carmen Jones (1954) includes Harry Belafonte, Dorothy Dandridge, Pearl Bailey, Olga James and Joe Adams. The film was directed by Otto Preminger. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
Carmen Jones was released on October 28, 1954 and runs for 1h 45m.
Carmen Jones (1954) holds an average rating of 6.2 out of 10 from 101 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy drama and romance films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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