by 20th Century Fox
Sales Rank: 21081
Price: $6.98
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) Oscar® -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."
Viewer Reviews 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 adaptation. For Dorothy Dandridge meant a nomination for an Academy Award and for Harry Belafonte starring the jealous marine.
