Carmen Jones

Carmen Jones

105 mins | Drama, Romance | Oct. 28, 1954

The tale of the cigarette-maker Carmen and the Spanish cavalry soldier Don Jose is translated into a modern-day story of a parachute factory worker and a stalwart GI named Joe who is about to go to flying school. Conflict arises when a prize-ring champ captures the heart of Carmen after she has seduced Joe and caused him to go AWOL.

Carmen Jones

105 mins | Drama, Romance | Oct. 28, 1954

Carmen Jones
The tale of the cigarette-maker Carmen and the Spanish cavalry soldier Don Jose is translated into a modern-day story of a parachute factory worker and a stalwart GI named Joe who is about to go to flying school. Conflict arises when a prize-ring champ captures the heart of Carmen after she has seduced Joe and caused him to go AWOL.
IMDb rating 6.8
Producers Carlyle Productions
Original title Carmen Jones
Directors David Silver, Otto Preminger
Writers Oscar Hammerstein II, Harry Kleiner

Cast

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)