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Carmen

Directed by	Christian-Jaque
Written by	Prosper Merimee (novella) Christian-Jaque Henri Jeanson Pier Luigi Melani Claude-André Puget Charles Spaak Jacques Viot
Produced by	François Carron André Paulvé
Starring	Viviane Romance Jean Marais Lucien Coëdel
Cinematography	Ubaldo Arata
Edited by	Jacques Desagneaux Jole Tonini
Music by	Maurice-Paul Guillot
Production companies	DisCina Invicta Film Scalera Film
Distributed by	DisCina (France) Scalera Film (Italy)
Release date	8 August 1944 (1944-08-08)
Running time	124 minutes
Countries	France Italy
Language	French

Carmen is a French-Italian musical drama film directed by Christian-Jaque and starring Viviane Romance, Jean Marais and Lucien Coëdel. It is a version of the famous opera. Although filmed in 1942 it was not released until 1944 in France and 1945 in Italy.

It was one of the most popular movies in France in 1945 with admissions of 4,277,813.

The film's sets were designed by the art director Robert Gys. It was shot at the Scalera Studios in Rome.

Cast

Viviane Romance as Carmen
Jean Marais as Don José
Lucien Coëdel as Garcia
Julien Bertheau as Lucas, le matador / Lucas, il matador
Jean Brochard as Lillas-Pastia
Georges Tourreil as Dancaire
Adriano Rimoldi as Marquez, le lieutenant des Dragons / Marquez, il tenente dei Dragoni
Elli Parvo as Pamela
Mario Gallina as Un marchand / Un mercante
Marguerite Moreno as La gitane / La zingara
Bernard Blier as Remendado

Anat Zanger. Film Remakes as Ritual and Disguise: From Carmen to Ripley. Amsterdam University Press, 2006.

v t e Films directed by Christian-Jaque
The Pont-Biquet Family (1935) Monsieur Personne (1936) A Legionnaire (1936) Rigolboche (1936) School for Journalists (1936) Josette (1937) Francis the First (1937) The House Opposite (1937) In Venice, One Night (1937) Boys' School (1938) Rail Pirates (1938) Ernest the Rebel (1938) Who Killed Santa Claus? (1941) First Ball (1941) Carmen (1942) La Symphonie fantastique (1942) Voyage Without Hope (1943) The Bellman (1945) Boule de Suif (1945) A Lover's Return (1946) The Charterhouse of Parma 1948) Man to Men (1948) Singoalla (1949) Lost Souvenirs (1950) Bluebeard (1951) Adorable Creatures (1952) Fanfan la Tulipe (1952) Lucrèce Borgia (1953) Daughters of Destiny (1954) Madame du Barry (1954) Nana (1955) If All the Guys in the World (1956) Nathalie (1957) The Law Is the Law (1958) Babette Goes to War (1959) Don't Tempt the Devil (1963) The Black Tulip (1964) Champagne for Savages (1964) Man from Cocody (1965) The Dirty Game (1965) The Second Twin (1966) Le Saint prend l'affût (1966) Dead Run (1967) Emma Hamilton (1968) The Legend of Frenchie King (1971) Parisian Life (1977)

Films directed by Christian-Jaque

v t e Georges Bizet's Carmen
Source	Carmen (novella)
Stage works	Carmen Jones (1943 musical) Carmen (1949 ballet) Carmen Suite (1967 ballet) Carmen, Carmen (1988 musical) Carmen (2008 musical)
Music	Discography Carmen Fantasy (Sarasate) Carmen Fantasie (Waxman) Habanera Toreador Song Carmen: Duets & Arias Carmen Suites Carmen Variations
Film adaptations	Carmen (1915 DeMille) Carmen (1915 Walsh) A Burlesque on Carmen (1915) Carmen (1918) Carmen (1926) The Loves of Carmen (1927) Carmen (1931) Nights in Andalusia (1938) Carmen, la de Triana (1938) Carmen (1942) The Loves of Carmen (1948) Carmen Jones (1954) Carmen di Trastevere (1962) Man, Pride and Vengeance (1968) Carmen, la que contaba 16 años (1978) First Name: Carmen (1983) Carmen (1983) Carmen (1984) Carmen on Ice (1990) Carmen: A Hip Hopera (2001) Carmen (Russia, 2003) Carmen (France, 2003) U-Carmen eKhayelitsha (2005) Carmen's Kiss (2011) Carmen (2022)
Related	Carmen up to Data G.I. Carmen "Carmen Brasilia" The Car Man Battle of the Carmens Seguidilla Carmen Get It! (1962) "Nxde"

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