Please try againSorry, we failed to record your vote. Contemporary version of the Bizet opera, with new lyrics and an African-American cast. Please try againSorry, we failed to record your vote. Get notified if it comes to one of your streaming services, like Netflix, on reelgood.com. Dorothy Dandridge is simply unbelievable in the title role (one critic described her as the "only actress who could sizzle by standing still"), and a bright cast including Pearl Bailey and a very young Diahann Carroll round out the fun. I saw it at the Civic Cinema with 4 track magnetic sound. Whether you like opera or not this is well worth buying, Carmen will never be the same again.
Produced by Oscar Hammerstein and considered quite daring in its day -- holds considerable entertainment value now.
I bought this copy to replace one I had lent to a friend who enjoyed it so much that I said they could keep it. A great film and one I have seen many times over ... Hadn't seen this film for years and wondered if I'd still enjoy it - I did! Carmen Jones is available to watch and stream, buy on demand at Amazon, Vudu, Google Play, iTunes, YouTube VOD online.Add to Watchlist
Marvellous film.
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I have never seen the Broadway show but I have seen it on ice. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 9, 2014Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 22, 2013 Saw it ages ago - so loved the music, acting - never to be forgotten! In "Carmen Jones" the gullible Spanish soldier Don Jose from the original story became a GI - appropriately named Joe. Watch Carmen Jones starring Dorothy Dandridge in this Drama on DIRECTV. Please try againSorry, we failed to record your vote.
I'd never seen this film before, I wanted more films in my home with people of African descent, who looked like myself and other family members instead of the usual Hollywood celebrities and this is great to add to my collection. Bullfighter Escamillo is a boxer named Husky Miller; seductive cigarette factory worker Carmen became, in Dandridge's interpretation, the super-seductive parachute factory worker Carmen Jones.The voices of real opera singers were dubbed in, even though Dandridge and Belafonte were singers. I would love to see this film released in high def. Thank you for making a great movie. Please try againSorry, we failed to record your vote. the film-making techniques are so very different to today's, but it's interesting to make the comparisons. It's available to watch on TV, online, tablets, phone. CARMEN JONES [1954 / 2016] [Blu-ray] A Wonderful Event in the History of Motion Picture Entertainment from 20th Century-Fox! A wonderful cast and a beautifully filmed version of Bizet's Carmen. Please try againSorry, we failed to record your vote.
Now please release Porgy and Bess with Belafonte it's a great opera that will bring even more people to this wonderful art. Amazon calculates a product’s star ratings based on a machine learned model instead of a raw data average.
Prime members enjoy FREE Delivery and exclusive access to music, movies, TV shows, original audio series, and Kindle books. This is a beautiful movie that was well-acted by all the actresses and actors. Please try againSorry, we failed to record your vote. R. I. P. Ms. Dorothy Jean .Dandridge (November 9, 1922-September 8, 1965); Ms. Diahann Carroll (July 17, 1935-October 4, 2019); Mr. Brock Peters (July 2, 1927-August 23, 2005); Mr. Roy Edwin Glenn, Sr. (June 3, 1914-March 12, 1971); Mr. Joe Adams (April 11, 1924-July 3, 2018); Ms. Pearl Mae Bailey (March 29, 1918-August 17, 1990): You may be gone but you will never, ever be, forgotten. This hampered my enjoyment of the film. Some may have grumbled about its modern presentation but today we have had Don Giovanni in boiler suits and all male swans in the lake. Please try againSorry, we failed to record your vote. Thank you Mr Preminger for this version.