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Midweek Cinema: Carmen Jones

BBC Two
on BBC Two England

starring Harry Bclafonte Dorothy Dandridge with Pearl Bailey
This dazzling version of Bizet's Carmen is set during World War II with lyrics in the jazz idiom by Oscar Hammerstein II.
Dorothy Dandridge gives her best-ever screen performance as the passion- ate, sultry Carmen who always gets her man. As the young serviceman trying to get to flying school, Harry Belafonte does everything he can-but not quite enough - to stay out of her clutches. (voice Of LE VERN HUTCHERSON) (voice Of MARILYN HORNE) (voice of MARVIN HAYES)
Screenplay by HARRY KLEINER Music by GEORGES BIZET
Books and lyrics by OSCAR HAMMERSTEIN 11 Produced and directed by OTTO PREMINGER Films: page 19

Contributors

Unknown:
Harry Bclafonte
Unknown:
Dorothy Dandridge
Unknown:
Dorothy Dandridge
Unknown:
Harry Belafonte
Unknown:
Harry Kleiner
Music By:
Georges Bizet
Directed By:
Otto Preminger
Joe:
Harry Belafonte
Carmen:
Dorothy Dandridge
Frankie:
Pearl Bailey
Cindy Lou:
Olga James
Husky:
Joe Adams
Dink:
Nick Stewart
Rum:
Roy Glenn
Myrt:
Diahann Carroll
Sgt Brown:
Broc Peters
T-Bone:
Sandy Lewis
Source: Radio Times

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