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 |
| Writing | Harry Kleiner | Screenplay |
| Production | Otto Preminger | Producer |
| Camera | Sam Leavitt | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Louis R. Loeffler | Editor |
| Art | Edward L. Ilou | Art Direction |
| Art | Claude E. Carpenter | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Mary Ann Nyberg | Costume Design |
| Sound | Leon Birnbaum | Music Editor |
| Sound | George Brand | Music Editor |
| Sound | Herschel Burke Gilbert | Music Director |
| Camera | Albert Myers | Camera Operator |
| Sound | Roger Heman Sr. | Sound |
| Sound | Arthur von Kirbach | Sound |
| Writing | Oscar Hammerstein II | Book |
| Writing | Oscar Hammerstein II | Lyricist |
| Sound | Georges Bizet | Music |
| Sound | Ted Dale | Music Director |
| Sound | Vinton Vernon | Sound Recordist |
| Sound | Murray Spivack | Sound Recordist |
| Production | Herman E. Webber | Production Manager |
| Production | Max Slater | Production Assistant |
| Directing | David Silver | Assistant Director |
| Production | Lina Abarbanell | Casting Consultant |
| Crew | John Indrisano | Fight Choreographer |
| Art | Saul Bass | Title Designer |
| Art | John DeCuir | Art Direction |