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Carmen Jones
Something Really New! Something Truly Different!
Something Really New! Something Truly Different!
Drama, Romance - 1954
Carmen Jones
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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.
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Runtime:
105 min
Release date:
28 Oct 1954
Country:
US
Languages:
English
Budget:
$800,000
Revenue:
$9,800,000
Awards:
Nominated for 2 Oscars. 5 wins & 8 nominations total

Top Critics Reviews

fresh:
Otto Preminger has transferred it to the screen with taste and imagination in an opulent production.
– Variety Staff,
Variety,
23 Oct 2007
fresh:
Impeccably liberal in its time, the film has not aged gracefully, although Dorothy Dandridge's performance in the lead remains a testimony to a black cinema that might have been.
– Dave Kehr,
Chicago Reader,
23 Oct 2007
rotten:
A crazy mixed-up film.
– Bosley Crowther,
New York Times,
20 May 2003
rotten:
The somewhat heavy-handed direction and the ultimately two-dimensional characters leave you admiring the workmanship without plucking at the necessary emotional/romantic heart-strings.
– ,
Time Out,
9 Feb 2006
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