Sunday, February 15, 2026

CARMEN JONES (1954)

 




















Directed by: Otto Preminger
Based on the novella by: Prosper Merimee
Based on the opera "Carmen" by: Georges Bizet, Henri Meilhac, Ludovic Halevy
Music and lyrics by: Oscar Hammerstein II
Starring: Dorothy Dandrudge, Harry Belafonte, Pearl Bailey, Olga James, Joe Adams, Brock Peters, Roy Glenn, Nick Stewart, Diahann Carroll

105 minutes
(NR - adult themes)

PLOT:
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 looms for both of them. 

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CARMEN JONES (1954)

  Directed by: Otto Preminger Based on the novella by: Prosper Merimee Based on the opera " Carmen " by: Georges Bizet , Henri Mei...