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