| Edition |
Widescreen. |
| Description |
1 videodisc (105 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| System Details |
DVD. |
| Cast |
Harry Belafonte, Dorothy Dandridge, Pearl Bailey, Olga James, Joe Adams, Diahann Carroll, Brock Peters. |
| Credits |
Director of photography, Sam Leavitt ; editor, Louis R. Loeffler ; music, Georges Bizet ; lyrics, Oscar Hammerstein II ; musical direction, Herschel Burke Gilbert. |
| Note |
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1954. |
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Aspect ratio 2.35:1. |
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Based on Billy Rose's Broadway production of the musical play Carmen Jones, which is based on the opera Carmen by Georges Bizet. |
| Audience |
Not rated. |
| 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. |
| Note |
Special feature: theatrical trailer. |
| Contents |
Main titles -- Joe's gal -- Carmen ("Dat's love") -- "You talk jus' like my Maw" -- Military prisoner -- "Dere's a café on de corner" -- Carmen's escape -- More problems -- Carmen's home town -- Trouble's coming -- In the stockade -- "Dis flower" -- "Beat out dat rhythm on a drum" -- "Stan' up an' fight" -- Champ's choice -- "Whizzin' away along de track" -- "There's a man I'm crazy for" -- Love on a pass -- Joe's big mistake -- Chicago -- Visiting the Champ -- Joe's suspicion -- Busting out -- "Card song" -- "My Joe" -- Confrontation -- "He's got his self another woman" -- Big fight -- "Final duet" -- "String me high on a tree." |
| Language |
In English with optional subtitles in Spanish; closed-captioned in English. |
| Note |
GMD: videorecording. |
| Subject |
Military police -- Drama.
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African Americans -- Drama.
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Man-woman relationships -- Drama.
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Relaciones hombre-mujer -- Teatro.
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Afronorteamericanos -- Teatro.
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African Americans. (OCoLC)fst00799558
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Man-woman relationships. (OCoLC)fst01007080
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Military police. (OCoLC)fst01021385
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| Genre/Form |
Musical films.
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Feature films.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Musical.
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Adaptation.
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Feature.
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Drama. (OCoLC)fst01423879
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Feature films. (OCoLC)fst01710384
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Musical films. (OCoLC)fst01710273
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired. (OCoLC)fst01710450
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| Added Author |
Preminger, Otto.
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Kleiner, Harry.
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Belafonte, Harry, 1927-2023
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Dandridge, Dorothy, 1922-1965.
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Bailey, Pearl.
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James, Olga.
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Adams, Joe, 1922-
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Carroll, Diahann.
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Peters, Brock.
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Hammerstein, Oscar, II, 1895-1960.
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Bizet, Georges, 1838-1875.
Carmen.
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Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc.
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| Added Title |
Carmen Jones |
| Standard No. |
024543018827 |
| Music No. |
2001882 Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment |
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