Rent Carmen Jones (1954)


This sizzling screen version of Bizet's opera Carmen, updated for an all-black cast, stars Dorothy Dandridge, whose vibrant performance resulted in the first Oscar nomination for a black actress. She stars in the title role as a passionate sexy creature who lures handsome Gl Joe (Harry Belafonte) away from his sweetheart (Olga James) Following a brawl with his sergeant, Joe deserts his regiment with the sultry femme fatale. Carmen soon tires of him and takes up with a heavyweight prize-fighter (Joe Adams), triggering Joe's tragic revenge.
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Rated: 3.5 stars out of 5 from 47 ratings
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BFI Classification:
Universal - suitable for all ages
Release Date: 29/03/2004
Production Year: 1954
Run Time: 105 minutes
Aspect Ratio: Widescreen 2.35:1
Format: Pal
Colour: Colour

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  • Theatrical trailer
  • Biographies of Otto Preminger, Dorothy Dandridge, Harry Belafonte and Saul Bass
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