Carmen Jones is a 1954 American musical film featuring an African American cast starring Harry Belafonte, Dorothy Dandridge, and Pearl Bailey and produced and directed by Otto Preminger. The screenplay by Harry Kleiner is based on the lyrics and book by Oscar Hammerstein II, from the 1943 stage musical of the same name, set to the music of Georges Bizet's 1875 opera Carmen. The opera was an adaptation of the 1845 Prosper Mérimée novella Carmen by Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halévy.
Carmen Jones (1954)
Directed by Otto Preminger
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Movie Info
Budget
$750,000
Tags
Carmen, Film Based On Literature, Fox, Opera, Production
Attributes
Based On: Carmen, Carmen Jones
Narrative Location: Chicago
Subject: World War II
Narrative Location: Chicago
Subject: World War II
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Alternate Titles
Carmen de fuego
AR
Carmen Jones
AT, BR, CA, DK, FI, FR, DE, GR, HU, IR, IT, PT, ES, SE, GB, US
Czarna Carmen
PL
Oscar Hammerstein's Carmen Jones
GB, US
Siyah Karmen
TR
Кармен Џоунс
RS
Кармен Джонс
, RU
Кармен Джоунс
BG
カルメン
JP