"At 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."
Dorothy Dandridge
as Carmen Jones
Harry Belafonte
as Joe
Pearl Bailey
as Frankie
Olga James
as Cindy Lou
Joe Adams
as Husky Miller
Diahann Carroll
as Myrt
Brock Peters
as Sergeant Brown
Roy Glenn
as Rum Daniels
Nick Stewart
as Dink Franklin
Le Vern Hutcherson
as Joe (voice)
Marilyn Horne
as Carmen Jones (voice)
Marvin Hayes
as Husky Miller (voice)
Bernie Hamilton
as Reporter
Madame Sul-Te-Wan
as Hagar – Carmen's Grandmother (Uncredited)
Otto Preminger
Director
Claude E. Carpenter
Set Decoration
Herschel Burke Gilbert
Music Director
Producer
Louis R. Loeffler
Editor
Leon Birnbaum
Music Editor
Albert Myers
Camera Operator
Mary Ann Nyberg
Costume Design
Roger Heman Sr.
Sound
Sam Leavitt
Director of Photography
Edward L. Ilou
Art Direction
George Brand
Arthur von Kirbach
Harry Kleiner
Screenplay
Lina Abarbanell
Casting Consultant
Oscar Hammerstein II
Lyricist
Max Slater
Production Assistant
David Silver
Assistant Director
Saul Bass
Title Designer
Murray Spivack
Sound Recordist
Ted Dale
Vinton Vernon
Herman E. Webber
Production Manager
John Indrisano
Fight Choreographer
Georges Bizet
Music
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