Rent Carmen Jones (1954)
3.5 of 5 from 74 ratings
1h 45min
- General info
- Available formats
- Synopsis:
- 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.
- Actors:
- Harry Belafonte, Dorothy Dandridge, Pearl Bailey, Olga James, Joe Adams, Brock Peters, Roy Glenn, Nick Stewart, Diahann Carroll, Alvin Ailey, DeForest Covan, Joseph E. Crawford, Carmen De Lavallade, Bernie Hamilton, Margaret Lancaster, Mauri Lynn, Sam McDaniel, Bernice Peterson, Max Roach, Carmencita Romero
- Directors:
- Otto Preminger
- Producers:
- Otto Preminger
- Voiced By:
- LeVern Hutcherson, Marilyn Horne, Marvin Hayes
- Writers:
- Oscar Hammerstein II, Harry Kleiner, Prosper Mérimée
- Others:
- Herschel Burke Gilbert
- Studio:
- BFI Video
- Genres:
- Classics, Drama, Music & Musicals, Romance
- Collections:
- 10 Films to Watch if You Like: King Kong, A Brief History of Singer Biopics, BAFTA Nominations Competition 2024, Cinema Paradiso's 2022 Centenary Club, Getting to Know: Sidney Poitier, Top 10 Golden Bear Winners
- Awards:
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 26/09/2016
- Run Time:
- 105 minutes
- Languages:
- English DTS-HD Master Audio 4.0, English LPCM Stereo
- Subtitles:
- English Hard of Hearing
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 2.55:1
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- Karen Alexander on Carmen Jones (2016, 8 mins): a newly filmed appreciation
- Audio commentary by Adrian Martin
- The Guardian Interview: Harry Belafonte at the National Film Theatre (1996 ,69 mins): the actor and performer discusses his life in film and music
- Stills and Posters Gallery (2 mins)
- Original theatrical trailer
