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Carmen Jones
“Something Really New! Something Truly Different!”
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.
Release / first air1954-10-28
Original languageEN
GenresDrama, Romance
DirectorOtto Preminger
WriterHarry Kleiner
Budget$800,000
Revenue$9,800,000
ProductionCarlyle Productions
Cast & Crew
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Harry BelafonteJoe
Dorothy DandridgeCarmen Jones
Pearl BaileyFrankie
Olga JamesCindy Lou
Joe AdamsHusky Miller
Brock PetersSergeant Brown
Roy GlennRum Daniels
Nick StewartDink Franklin
Diahann CarrollMyrt
Le Vern HutchersonJoe (voice)Keywords
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