Carmen Jones

Oct 28, 1954

1h 45m

★ 6.1

Something Really New! Something Truly Different!

Overview

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.

Genres

Drama

Romance

Production Companies

Carlyle Productions

Carmen Jones Trailers

Cast

Joe

Harry Belafonte

Carmen Jones

Dorothy Dandridge

Frankie

Pearl Bailey

Cindy Lou

Olga James

Husky Miller

Joe Adams

Sergeant Brown

Brock Peters

Rum Daniels

Roy Glenn

Dink Franklin

Nick Stewart

Myrt

Diahann Carroll

Joe (voice)

Le Vern Hutcherson

Carmen Jones (voice)

Marilyn Horne

Husky Miller (voice)

Marvin Hayes

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