The read
Every source lands within 7 points of the others.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb6.7/10
Rotten Tomatoes72%
Metacritic65/100
102 audience votes
Key crew
- Otto PremingerDirector
- Harry KleinerScreenplay
Cast
- 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)
- Marilyn HorneCarmen Jones (voice)
- Marvin HayesHusky Miller (voice)
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Themes
operaworld war iiseductionmusicalnorth carolinabased on play or musicallovedesirestockade1940safrican american