Carmen Jones

Powered by Georges Bizet's grand music and Oscar Hammerstein II's magnificent lyrics, this Americanized all-black version of the classic opera Carmen is "a dynamic superb show" with a positively "incandescent Carmen." (Newsweek) OscarÂ(r) -nominee Dorothy Dandridge stars in the title role, a passionate, sexy creature who lures Joe (Harry Belafonte), a handsome soldier, away from his sweetheart (Olga James). Following a fatal brawl with his sergeant, Joe deserts his regiment with the sultry femme fatale. But Carmen soon tires of him and takes up with a heavyweight prize-fighter (Joe Adams). Triggering Joe's tragic revenge. Helping to set the screen on fire are Pearl Bailey and Diahann Carroll, part of the "sensational troupe" that makes this jubilant musical film "hard to beat." more

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5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Feb-23-2009; Carmen Jones rocks; I was pleasantly surprised by how good this film was. I thought some of the singing was cooky, and wish it were more soulful, but overall a good movie.; read full review | report as inappropriate

5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Nov-26-2008; An original overwhelming adaptation!; More than a classic, Bizet's Carmen has become a modern myth and has literally surpassed the limits of the Opera to acquire an own life. "Carmen Jones" was a daring challenge for Otto Preminger. Even so, he bet and won with that classic...; read full review | report as inappropriate

4/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Aug-07-2008; A powerful display of Dandrige's appeal...; Dorothy Dandrige's roles went beyond that of sex symbol to being a parody of female sexuality... Carmen Jones is a powerful display of her appeal... Based on Bizet's operatic masterpiece, Otto Preminger's film is the story of a GI about...; read full review | report as inappropriate

4/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Jun-12-2008; OTTO PREMINGER, OPUS 20; **** 1954. Produced and directed by Otto Preminger. Based on Georges Bizet's Bizet: Carmen (complete opera) with Maria Callas, Nicolai Gedda, Georges Pretre, Paris Opera Orchestra and Prosper Mérimée's Carmen and Other Stories (Oxford...; read full review | report as inappropriate

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5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Feb-23-2009; Carmen Jones rocks; I was pleasantly surprised by how good this film was. I thought some of the singing was cooky, and wish it were more soulful, but overall a good movie.; read full review | report as inappropriate

3/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Oct-14-2007; Not as great as I was lead to believe; I understand that this was a landmark film for the AA community. I get it. And yes, Dandridge is a pretty woman, but I have to be honest and say I wasn't wowed by her performance-or with Harry Belafonte. Pearl Bailey, however, knew...; read full review | report as inappropriate

1/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Oct-28-2007; Carmen Jones on DVD starring Dorothy Dandridge and Harry Belafonte; Never received the product. Idiots shipped it to the wrong address. Don't order from this person unless you want to receive your product at all.; read full review | report as inappropriate