Overview
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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Crew
DirectorOtto Preminger
WriterHarry Kleiner
Cast
Harry Belafonte
Joe
Dorothy Dandridge
Carmen Jones
Pearl Bailey
Frankie
Olga James
Cindy Lou
Joe Adams
Husky Miller
Brock Peters
Sergeant Brown
Roy Glenn
Rum Daniels
Nick Stewart
Dink Franklin
Diahann Carroll
Myrt
Le Vern Hutcherson
Joe (voice)
Marilyn Horne
Carmen Jones (voice)
Marvin Hayes
Husky Miller (voice)
Bernie Hamilton
Reporter
Madame Sul-Te-Wan
Hagar – Carmen's Grandmother (Uncredited)
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Keywords
operaworld war iiseductionmusicalnorth carolinabased on play or musicallovedesirestockade1940safrican american
Details
Budget
$1M
Revenue
$10M
TMDb Votes
94
Added May 14, 2026Updated Jun 3, 2026