Oscar Hammerstein's Carmen Jones / Oscar Preminger presents ; screenplay by Harry Kleiner ; produced and directed by Otto Preminger.
Joe, a military policeman about to make officer, is infatuated with the flirtatious and sexy Carmen Jones. Their ill-fated romance comes to a grisly end by the conclusion of the drama but not before their liaison has wreaked havoc with their lives and all who cross their paths.
| Uniform Title: | Carmen Jones (Motion picture)
Rovi Media Collection. Movies. |
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| Language: | English Spanish |
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In English with optional subtitles in Spanish; closed-captioned in English. |
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Beverly Hills, Calif :
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment,
[2001]
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| Edition: | Widescreen. |
| Series: | Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
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| Physical Description: | 1 videodisc (105 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Format: | Video DVD |
| Summary: |
Joe, a military policeman about to make officer, is infatuated with the flirtatious and sexy Carmen Jones. Their ill-fated romance comes to a grisly end by the conclusion of the drama but not before their liaison has wreaked havoc with their lives and all who cross their paths. |
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| Note: | Originally produced as a motion picture in 1954. Aspect ratio 2.35:1. Based on Billy Rose's Broadway production of the musical play Carmen Jones, which is based on the opera Carmen Jones by Georges Bizet. Special feature: theatrical trailer. Videorecording. |
| Call Number: | PN1995.9.M86 O83 2001VideoDVD AJ9 D0012745 VideoDVD |
| Audience: |
Not rated. |
| Credits: | Director of photography, Sam Leavitt ; editor, Louis R. Loeffler ; music, Georges Bizet ; lyrics, Oscar Hammerstein II ; musical direction, Herschel Burke Gilbert. |
| System Details: | DVD. |
| Cast: |
Harry Belafonte, Dorothy Dandridge, Pearl Bailey, Olga James, Joe Adams, Diahann Carroll, Brock Peters. |