Summary
Arrested after provoking a fight in a cigarette factory in Seville, a seductive
gypsy girl named Carmen persuades the soldier guarding her, Don
José, to let her go. From the moment he first sees Carmen,
Don José is entranced by her. After escaping from prison
with the gypsy girl’s help, he becomes her lover, but the consequences
are disastrous for him. When he kills another officer in a
swordfight, Don José has no choice but to desert and join a band
of smugglers, Carmen’s friends. He is stunned when he learns that
Carmen is married to the smugglers’ leader, Garcia, and is even more
surprised when Carmen asks him to kill him...
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Credits
- Director: Christian-Jaque
- Script: Henri Jeanson, Christian-Jaque, Claude-André Puget, Charles Spaak, Jacques Viot, Pier Luigi Melani, Ludovic Halévy (operetta), Henri Meilhac (operetta), Prosper Mérimée (novel)
- Photo: Ubaldo Arata
- Music: Georges Bizet
- Cast: Viviane Romance (Carmen), Jean Marais (Don José), Lucien Coëdel (Garcia), Julien Bertheau (Lucas, le matador), Jean Brochard (Lillas-Pastia), Georges Tourreil (Dancaire), Adriano Rimoldi (Marquez, le lieutenant des Dragons/), Elli Parvo (Pamela), Mario Gallina (Un marchand), Marguerite Moreno (La gitane), Bernard Blier (Remendado), Anna Arena (La dame dame dans la diligence), André Bervil (Un moine), Liliana Laine, Anna Lelli (Isabella), Nicola Maldacea (Un voyageur), Elio Marcuzzo (Antonio), Polidor (Le vieux voyageur)
- Country: France
- Language: French
- Runtime: 124 min; B&W
- Aka: Carmen
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