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Carmen Jones

1954 film by Otto Preminger
Movie film Q1043659
Carmen Jones
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Summary

Carmen Jones is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,941 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year – Actor[3], Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy[4]
  • Director: Otto Preminger[5]
  • Screenwriter: Harry Kleiner[6], Oscar Hammerstein II[7]
  • Composer: Herschel Burke Gilbert[8], Dimitri Tiomkin[9], Georges Bizet[10]
  • Genre: romance film[11], drama film[12], musical film[13]
  • Based on: Carmen Jones[14], Carmen[15]
  • Cast member: Harry Belafonte[16], Dorothy Dandridge[17], Pearl Bailey[18], Joe Adams[19], Diahann Carroll[20], Brock Peters[21], Marilyn Horne[22], Nick Stewart[23], Roy Glenn[24], Bernie Hamilton[25], Alvin Ailey[26], DeForest Covan[27], Sandy Lewis[28], Sam McDaniel[29]
  • Producer: Otto Preminger[30]
  • Production company: Otto Preminger Film[31]
  • Director of photography: Sam Leavitt[32]
  • Part of: National Film Registry[33]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[34]
  • Commons category: Carmen Jones[35]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[36]
  • Review score: 6.1/10[37], 75%[38]
  • Color: color[39]
  • Country of origin: United States[40]
  • Publication date: October 5, 1954[41]
  • Distributed by: 20th Century Studios[42], Netflix[43]
  • Narrative location: Chicago[44]
  • Main subject: World War II[45]
  • Film editor: Louis R. Loeffler[46]
  • Described by source: The Feminist Film Guide[47]
  • Nominated for: Academy Award for Best Actress[48], Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year – Actor[49], Academy Award for Best Original Musical Score[50], Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy[51], BAFTA Award for Best Film[52]
  • Title: Carmen Jones[53]

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Adaptations and Inspiration

Carmen Jones's after a work by is recorded as Prosper Mérimée[54].

Why It Matters

Carmen Jones has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[55] It is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[56]

FAQs

What awards did Carmen Jones receive?

Honors received include Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year – Actor[3] and Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy[4].

Related Entities

Alvin Ailey Diahann Carroll Dimitri Tiomkin Dorothy Dandridge film Georges Bizet Harry Belafonte Marilyn Horne Netflix Otto Preminger Pearl Bailey Prosper Mérimée United States

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  9. [13] ↑ . rateyourmusic.com. rateyourmusic.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  30. [32] ↑ . variety.com. variety.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . loc.gov. Retrieved . loc.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . classiccinema.org. classiccinema.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [37] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  36. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [55] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [56] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 12h ago · Quesotiotyo · 2026-10-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Ampas collections film id → W075993
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  2. 7d ago · UndefinedRachel · 2026-10-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 26
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  3. 6w ago · MsMorale · 2026-08-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  4. 7w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14551 → carmen-jones-2, carmen-jones
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  5. 15w ago · Rémi sim · 2026-06-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14551 → carmen-jones-2, carmen-jones
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ P14551: carmen-jones-2, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/295967441|CARMEN JONES (#295967441)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/8091|Il cinema r"
  6. 16w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source → The Feminist Film Guide
    Publication date → +1954-10-05T00:00:00Z
    Screenwriter → Harry Kleiner, Oscar Hammerstein II
    Part of → National Film Registry
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