Carmen Jones

Calculating Carmen Jones lures Joe into deserting the army in this musical drama that combines the Bizet opera with an Oscar Hammerstein score. Songs include: Stand up and fight, Beat out that rhythm on a drum, and There's a cafe on the corner. This film was made at the peak of Dandridge's tragically brief career. (Circulates)

Credits

Directed by
Otto Preminger
Written by
Harry Kleiner
Cast
Dorothy Dandridge, Diahann Carroll, Bernie Hamilton, Alvin Ailey, Pearl Bailey, Brock Peters, Marilyn Horne, Harry Belafonte, Nick Stewart, Roy Glenn, DeForest Covan, Sam McDaniel
Produced by
Otto Preminger
Cinematography
Sam Leavitt
Music
Georges Bizet, Dimitri Tiomkin, Herschel Burke Gilbert
Edited by
Louis R. Loeffler
Complete catalog record
Calculating Carmen Jones lures Joe into deserting the army in this musical drama that combines the Bizet opera with an Oscar Hammerstein score. Songs include: Stand up and fight, Beat out that rhythm on a drum, and There's a cafe on the corner. This film was made at the peak of Dandridge's tragically brief career. (Circulates)

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Sources

  1. 16mm Filmography (legacy record) — title, year, creator, length, format, color, sound, description, catalog record
  2. Wikidata · Q1043659 ↗ — country, genre, credits