Carmen Jones

IMDb link: 0046828
IMDb rating: 6.7 (6,403 votes)
Genres: Drama, Romance, Musical
Director: Otto Preminger
Cast: Pearl Bailey, Dorothy Dandridge, Harry Belafonte, Olga James and others

Release date: 28 Oct 1954
Release year: 1954
Runtime: 105 minutes
Country: United States
Keywords: african american, national film registry, u.s. army, all black cast, based on stage musical, tragedy drama, factory worker, factory, seduction, soldier

Plot:

Love, passion, betrayal and tragedy. Carmen Jones is an adaptation of Bizet's legendary opera Carmen. It tells the story of young, free spirited Carmen Jones, whose great beauty is the object of many men's desires. However, Carmen sets her sights on young army officer Joe, who is engaged to his sweetheart, Cindy Lou. Joe quickly succumbs to Carmen's charms , forsaking his Cindy Lou, thus beginning the tragic love story.

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