Carmen
7.4
In the early 19th century, in Seville and the surrounding area, Carmen seduces the sergeant Don José, who deserts the army to be with her. But the beautiful gypsy falls in love with the bullfighter Escamillo, much to Don José’s despair.
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Cast
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Julia Migenes
Carmen
Also in
Together We Stand
Mack the Knife
Plácido Domingo
Don José
Known for
Beverly Hills Chihuahua
The Book of Life
Ruggero Raimondi
Escamillo
Known for
My Out-Laws
Faith Esham
Micaëla
No other roles listed
Lillian Watson
Frasquita
Also in
Die Entführung aus dem Serail
The Turn of the Screw
Susan Daniel
Mercédès
Also in
Head Above Water
John-Paul Bogart
Zuniga
Also in
Turandot
Jean-Philippe Lafont
Le Dancaïre
Known for
Babette's Feast
Cop's Honor
Gérard Garino
Le Remendado
No other roles listed
François Le Roux
Moralès
Also in
Pelléas et Mélisande
Der Prinz von Homburg
Julien Guiomar
Lillas Pastia
Known for
The Wing or the Thigh?
Asterix and the Big Fight
Accursio Di Leo
The Guide
Known for
Christ Stopped at Eboli
The Mattei Affair
Francesco Rosi Director · Tonino Guerra Screenplay Prosper Mérimée Author
Director Screenplay
Francesco Rosi
Screenplay
Tonino Guerra
Author
Prosper Mérimée
Author
Ludovic Halévy
Author
Henri Meilhac
Composer
Georges Bizet
Cinematographer
Pasqualino De Santis
Editor
Ruggero Mastroianni
Editor
Colette Semprun
Production designer Costume designer
Enrico Job
Costume designer
Gino Persico
First release March 14, 1984 · Produced in Italy, France · Production Productions Marcel Dassault, Gaumont
Production
Opera Film Produzione
Production
Productions Marcel Dassault
Production
Gaumont
Production
Gaumont International
Production
Production Marcel Dassault
Production
Italy · France
Produced in
Languages
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French
Release dates
France · March 14, 1984
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Germany
November 23, 1984 · Theatrical
Italy
September 20, 1984 · Theatrical
Netherlands
September 19, 1985 · Theatrical
Russia
March 29, 1990 · Limited theatrical · Retrospective of Tonino Guerra (Moscow)
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