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This is a familiar archetypal story, which is exactly where its appeal lies. Relocated to a Southern military base, Joe is a soldier about to leave for flying school, planning to marry his longtime sweetheart Cindy Lou before he goes. But free-spirited parachute packer Carmen interferes, when Joe...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hammerstein, Oscar, II, 1895-1960 (Adapter)
Corporate Authors: Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation, Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc
Other Authors: Preminger, Otto (Director, Producer), Kleiner, Harry (Screenwriter), Belafonte, Harry, 1927- (Performer, Actor), Dandridge, Dorothy, 1922-1965 (Actor), Bailey, Pearl (Performer, Actor), James, Olga (Performer, Actor), Adams, Joe, 1922- (Performer, Actor), Carroll, Diahann (Performer, Actor), Hutcherson, LeVern (Performer), Horne, Marilyn (Performer), Hayes, Marvin (Performer), Rose, Billy, 1899-1966, Bizet, Georges, 1838-1875
Format: Video DVD
Language:English
Language Notes:In English with optional subtitles in English or Spanish; closed-captioned.
Published: Beverly Hills, CA : Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation : [2001]
Subjects:
Women > Conduct of life > Drama.
Man-woman relationships > Drama.
Triangles (Interpersonal relations) > Drama.
Military police > Drama.
African Americans > Drama.
Musicals > Film adaptations.
Feature films.
Musical films.
Romance films.
Fiction films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Summary:This is a familiar archetypal story, which is exactly where its appeal lies. Relocated to a Southern military base, Joe is a soldier about to leave for flying school, planning to marry his longtime sweetheart Cindy Lou before he goes. But free-spirited parachute packer Carmen interferes, when Joe is tasked with delivering her to jail after she gets into a vicious fight with another woman. This begins their stormy romance, and ends with Joe AWOL, the pair on the run in Chicago, and Carmen deserting Joe for professional boxer Husky Miller. Undone by her fickleness, Joe's passion for Carmen has tragic consequences.
Item Description:Based on Billy Rose's Broadway production of the musical play Carmen Jones.
Originally produced as an American motion picture in 1954.
Special features: Theatrical trailer (3 min.); Original one-sheet [text feature]; Previews (12 min.).
Videorecording.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (105 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD; 4.0 surround, stereo surround; anamorphic widescreen presentation, aspect ratio 2.55:1.
Production Credits:Director of photography, Sam Leavitt ; camera, Albert Myers ; film editor, Louis R. Loeffler ; music by Georges Bizet ; musical direction, Herschel Burke Gilbert ; costumes designed by Mary Ann Nyberg ; art direction by Edward L. Ilou.