Carmen Jones (1954)

USA, 104 min
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Basic facts

Original title Carmen Jones
Film type Feature
Category Fiction
Director
Producer
Screenplay
Original work
Production country
  • USA
Production company
Classification Allowed from age 15
Dialogue
  • English
Swedish release 1955-03-07

Cast

Dorothy Dandridge
Carmen Jones

Harry Belafonte
Joe, soldat

Olga James
Cindy Lou, hans fästmö

Pearl Bailey
Frankie

Diahann Carroll
Myrt

Roy Glenn
Rum

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Titles

Original title
  • Carmen Jones
Swedish release title
  • Carmen Jones

Crew

Director
Screenplay
Producer
Director of Photography
Choreography
Production Designer
Film Editor
Production Mixer
Assistant Director
Technical Advisor
Camera Operator
Musical Arrangement
Conductor
Set Decorator
Costume Designer
Make-up Supervisor
Hair Stylist
Other Crew

Cast

Dorothy Dandridge Carmen Jones (sång: Marilyn Horne)
Harry Belafonte Joe, soldat (sång: LeVern Hutcherson)
Olga James Cindy Lou, hans fästmö
Pearl Bailey Frankie
Diahann Carroll Myrt (sång: Bernice Peterson)
Roy Glenn Rum (sång: Brock Peters)
Nick Stewart Dink (sång: Joe Crawford)
Joe Adams Husky Miller, boxare (sång: Marvin Hayes)
Brock Peters sergeant Brown
Sandy Lewis T-Bone
Mauri Lynn Sally
DeForest Covan tränaren
Rubin Wilson Huskys motståndare
Carmen De Lavallade danssolist
Archie Savage danssolist
- Sångröster:
Marilyn Horne Carmen Jones
LeVern Hutcherson Joe
Bernice Peterson Myrt
Joseph E. Crawford Dink
Brock Peters Rum
Marvin Hayes Husky Miller

Companies

Production Company Carlyle Productions Inc.
Distributor in Sweden (35 mm) AB Fox Film 1955

Swedish censorship / rating

Censorship number 85816
Date 1955-02
Classification Allowed from age 15
Original length 2845 meters


Technical specifications

Aspect ratio 2.35:1 (CinemaScope)
Sound type Sound
Sound system Magnetic stereo
Colour type Colour
Colour system DeLuxe Color
Carrier type 35 mm
Frames per second 24
Length in metres 2845 meter
Length in minutes 104 min


Original work

Original title Carmen Jones (Play)
Author Oscar Hammerstein II (libretto och sångtexter)


Original title Carmen (Opera)
Lyrics Henri Meilhac (libretto och sångtexter)
Ludovic Halévy (libretto och sångtexter)
Composer Georges Bizet
Lyrics Caj Lundgren (svensk text)
Claes Fellbom (svensk text)


Original title Carmen (Short story)
Author Prosper Mérimée


Release dates

First showing 1954-10-05 USA 105 min
Release in Sweden 1955-03-07 Park Stockholm Sweden 104 min
TV showing 1970-07-25 TV2 Sweden
Cinemateksvisning, arkivkopia 1983-10-28
1983-10-30
Cinematheque screening 2016-05-04 Filmhuset Stockholm Sweden

Soundtrack listing

Original title Send Them Along
Composer Georges Bizet
Lyrics Oscar Hammerstein II


Original title Lift 'Em Up and Put 'Em Down
Composer Georges Bizet
Lyrics Oscar Hammerstein II


Original title Dat's Love
Composer Georges Bizet
Lyrics Oscar Hammerstein II
Singer Marilyn Horne (dubbar Dorothy Dandridge)


Original title You Talk Jus' Like My Maw
Composer Georges Bizet
Lyrics Oscar Hammerstein II
Singer LeVern Hutcherson (dubbar Harry Belafonte)
Olga James


Original title Dere's a Cafe on de Corner
Composer Georges Bizet
Lyrics Oscar Hammerstein II
Singer Marilyn Horne (dubbar Dorothy Dandridge)


Original title Dis Flower
Composer Georges Bizet
Lyrics Oscar Hammerstein II
Singer LeVern Hutcherson


Original title Beat Out Dat Rhythm on a Drum
Composer Georges Bizet
Lyrics Oscar Hammerstein II
Singer Pearl Bailey


Original title Stan' Up and Fight
Composer Georges Bizet
Lyrics Oscar Hammerstein II
Singer Marvin Hayes


Original title Wizzin' Away Along de Track
Composer Georges Bizet
Lyrics Oscar Hammerstein II
Singer Marilyn Horne (dubbar Dorothy Dandridge)
Joseph E. Crawford (dubbar Nick Stewart)
Bernice Peterson (dubbar Diahann Carroll)
Brock Peters (dubbar Roy Glenn)
Pearl Bailey


Original title Card Song
Composer Georges Bizet
Lyrics Oscar Hammerstein II
Singer Marilyn Horne (dubbar Dorothy Dandridge)
Pearl Bailey


Original title My Joe
Composer Georges Bizet
Lyrics Oscar Hammerstein II
Singer Olga James


Original title Duet
Composer Georges Bizet
Lyrics Oscar Hammerstein II
Singer Marilyn Horne
LeVern Hutcherson


Holdings Film

The information given here refers to film material in the Swedish Film Institute’s archive. Access to the archive’s stock is given on request, for research, other film archives and rights’ holders. For enquiries please contact filmarkivet@filminstitutet.se

Element type Print
Carrier type 35 mm
Length 2845


Holdings Posters

Size About 70 x 100 cm
Quantity 2


Size Smaller than 40 x 75 cm
Quantity 1


Size Smaller than 40 x 75 cm
Quantity 2


Size Smaller than 40 x 75 cm
Quantity 1


Holdings Stills

Black and white print SET
Album No


Holdings Promotion materials

Type Program/Reklamtryck


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