Carmen Jones (1954)
In this musical set in 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.
Director:
Otto Preminger
Writer:
Harry Kleiner
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Harry Belafonte as Joe |
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Dorothy Dandridge as Carmen Jones |
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Pearl Bailey as Frankie |
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Olga James as Cindy Lou |
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Joe Adams as Husky Miller |
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Brock Peters as Sergeant Brown |
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Roy Glenn as Rum Daniels |
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Nick Stewart as Dink Franklin |
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Diahann Carroll as Myrt |
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Le Vern Hutcherson as Joe (voice) |
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Marilyn Horne as Carmen Jones (voice) |
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Marvin Hayes as Husky Miller (voice) |
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Bernie Hamilton as Reporter |
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Madame Sul-Te-Wan as Hagar – Carmen's Grandmother (Uncredited) |
| Directing | Otto Preminger | Director |
| Sound | Leon Birnbaum | Music Editor |
| Writing | Harry Kleiner | Screenplay |
| Editing | Louis R. Loeffler | Editor |
| Camera | Sam Leavitt | Director of Photography |
| Production | Otto Preminger | Producer |
| Sound | Herschel Burke Gilbert | Music Director |
| Sound | Roger Heman Sr. | Sound |
| Camera | Albert Myers | Camera Operator |
| Art | Claude E. Carpenter | Set Decoration |
| Sound | Arthur von Kirbach | Sound |
| Costume & Make-Up | Mary Ann Nyberg | Costume Design |
| Art | Edward L. Ilou | Art Direction |
| Sound | George Brand | Music Editor |
| Sound | Ted Dale | Music Director |
| Production | Lina Abarbanell | Casting Consultant |
| Sound | Vinton Vernon | Sound Recordist |
| Sound | Murray Spivack | Sound Recordist |
| Production | Herman E. Webber | Production Manager |
| Production | Max Slater | Production Assistant |
| Crew | John Indrisano | Fight Choreographer |
| Writing | Oscar Hammerstein II | Book |
| Writing | Oscar Hammerstein II | Lyricist |
| Directing | David Silver | Assistant Director |
| Sound | Georges Bizet | Music |
| Art | Saul Bass | Title Designer |
| Art | John DeCuir | Art Direction |