Cinematic background from Carmen Jones 1954 - The tale of the cigarette-maker Carmen and the Spanish cavalry soldier Don Jose is translated into a modern-day story of a parachute factory worker and a stalwart GI named Joe who is about to go to flying school. Conflict arises when a prize-ring champ captures the heart of Carmen after she has seduced Joe and caused him to go AWOL.
Movie still from “Carmen Jones” (1954), directed by Otto Preminger – A man laying on a bed with three women; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Carmen Jones” (1954), directed by Otto Preminger – A group of men walking down a street; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Carmen Jones” (1954), directed by Otto Preminger – A man and a woman are kissing in the dark; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Carmen Jones” (1954), directed by Otto Preminger – A woman in a black top and a man in an army uniform; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Carmen Jones” (1954), directed by Otto Preminger – A woman in a purple dress sitting in front of a mirror; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Carmen Jones” (1954), directed by Otto Preminger – A woman is hugging another woman in a car; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Carmen Jones” (1954), directed by Otto Preminger – A woman in a tan sweater with a white necklace; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Carmen Jones” (1954), directed by Otto Preminger – A group of people sitting in a room; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Carmen Jones” (1954), directed by Otto Preminger – A group of people walking down a street; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Carmen Jones” (1954), directed by Otto Preminger – A man and a woman sitting in front of each other; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Carmen Jones” (1954), directed by Otto Preminger – A woman in a black dress and a man in a black suit; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Carmen Jones” (1954), directed by Otto Preminger – A woman standing in a doorway holding a suit case; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Carmen Jones” (1954), directed by Otto Preminger – A man and a woman holding each other's hands in front of a fireplace; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Carmen Jones” (1954), directed by Otto Preminger – A woman sitting next to another woman in front of a crowd; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Carmen Jones” (1954), directed by Otto Preminger – A man and a woman are kissing in a room; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Carmen Jones” (1954), directed by Otto Preminger – A man holding a microphone in front of a crowd; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Carmen Jones” (1954), directed by Otto Preminger – A couple of people sitting at a table with a bag; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Carmen Jones” (1954), directed by Otto Preminger – A group of people sitting at a table in a room; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Carmen Jones” (1954), directed by Otto Preminger – A group of people sitting at a table eating food; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Carmen Jones” (1954), directed by Otto Preminger – A group of people standing in front of a tree; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Carmen Jones” (1954), directed by Otto Preminger – A group of people standing next to a train; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Carmen Jones” (1954), directed by Otto Preminger – A group of people sitting around a table eating; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Carmen Jones” (1954), directed by Otto Preminger – An african - american woman in a blue and white dress holding a wooden stick in front of a group of people; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Carmen Jones” (1954), directed by Otto Preminger – A group of people dancing in a room; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Carmen Jones” (1954), directed by Otto Preminger – A man and a woman looking at one another in front of a mirror; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Carmen Jones” (1954), directed by Otto Preminger – A group of people sitting in a crowd wearing fur; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Carmen Jones” (1954), directed by Otto Preminger – A man and a woman walking in front of a crowd; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Carmen Jones” (1954), directed by Otto Preminger – A group of people sitting around a table; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Carmen Jones” (1954), directed by Otto Preminger – A woman in a black dress holding a plate in front of a group of people in a room; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Carmen Jones” (1954), directed by Otto Preminger – A crowd of people standing in a room; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Carmen Jones” (1954), directed by Otto Preminger – A man and a woman in a military uniform; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Carmen Jones” (1954), directed by Otto Preminger – A group of people standing around a man wearing a suit; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Carmen Jones” (1954), directed by Otto Preminger – A man and a woman standing next to each other; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Carmen Jones” (1954), directed by Otto Preminger – A man sitting in the driver's seat of a car; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Carmen Jones” (1954), directed by Otto Preminger – A woman in a pink dress is holding a book; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Carmen Jones” (1954), directed by Otto Preminger – An old photo of a man and a woman talking to each other; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Carmen Jones” (1954), directed by Otto Preminger – A man and a woman kissing in front of a wine rack; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Carmen Jones” (1954), directed by Otto Preminger – A man in a uniform walking in a crowd; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Carmen Jones” (1954), directed by Otto Preminger – A man and a woman are sitting at a table; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Carmen Jones” (1954), directed by Otto Preminger – A man and a woman in uniform talking to each other; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Carmen Jones” (1954), directed by Otto Preminger – A group of young men standing next to each other in front of a fence; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Carmen Jones” (1954), directed by Otto Preminger – A man wearing a black hat and a brown suit jacket; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Carmen Jones” (1954), directed by Otto Preminger – A man and a woman are sitting at a table talking; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Carmen Jones” (1954), directed by Otto Preminger – A man standing in front of a building at night; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Carmen Jones” (1954), directed by Otto Preminger – A man and a woman are standing in a room together; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Carmen Jones” (1954), directed by Otto Preminger – A man and a woman holding hands while walking on the beach; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Carmen Jones” (1954), directed by Otto Preminger – A group of people standing around a table; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Carmen Jones” (1954), directed by Otto Preminger – A man wearing a black hat and a jacket; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Carmen Jones” (1954), directed by Otto Preminger – A group of people standing around talking to each other in a bar; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Carmen Jones” (1954), directed by Otto Preminger – A young woman in a tan dress with her mouth wide open; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Carmen Jones” (1954), directed by Otto Preminger – A woman and a man standing next to each other in front of an ambulance; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Carmen Jones” (1954), directed by Otto Preminger – A man and a woman are dancing together; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Carmen Jones” (1954), directed by Otto Preminger – A group of people sitting at a table eating food; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Carmen Jones” (1954), directed by Otto Preminger – An african american man sitting at a table with a woman; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Carmen Jones” (1954), directed by Otto Preminger – A man and a woman are looking at a book; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Carmen Jones” (1954), directed by Otto Preminger – A group of people gathered around a piano; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Carmen Jones” (1954), directed by Otto Preminger – A crowd of people in a boxing ring watching an event; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Carmen Jones” (1954), directed by Otto Preminger – An african - american couple walking in a crowd of people; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Carmen Jones” (1954), directed by Otto Preminger – A group of men standing next to each other on a dirt field; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Carmen Jones” (1954), directed by Otto Preminger – A group of people standing in a room; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Carmen Jones” (1954), directed by Otto Preminger – A woman sitting next to a man smoking a cigarette; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Carmen Jones” (1954), directed by Otto Preminger – A man sitting on the ground holding a spoon; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Carmen Jones” (1954), directed by Otto Preminger – A painting of a man in a suit and a woman in a pink dress; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Carmen Jones” (1954), directed by Otto Preminger – A man and a woman are smiling at each other; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Carmen Jones” (1954), directed by Otto Preminger – A couple of women standing next to each other on a street; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Carmen Jones” (1954), directed by Otto Preminger – A man and a woman sing in front of another man; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Carmen Jones” (1954), directed by Otto Preminger – A group of people sitting at a table with drinks; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Carmen Jones” (1954), directed by Otto Preminger – A group of men in tan uniforms holding guns; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Carmen Jones” (1954), directed by Otto Preminger – A woman in a black top is talking to a man in an army uniform; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Carmen Jones” (1954), directed by Otto Preminger – A group of children standing behind a fence; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Carmen Jones” (1954), directed by Otto Preminger – An older woman talking to an older man in a kitchen; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Carmen Jones” (1954), directed by Otto Preminger – A man and a woman sitting on a bed in a room; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Carmen Jones” (1954), directed by Otto Preminger – A group of men in khaki suits and hats; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Carmen Jones” (1954), directed by Otto Preminger – A man in a suit and a hat talking to another man in a suit and a hat; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Carmen Jones” (1954), directed by Otto Preminger – A man in a military uniform handing a piece of food to a woman; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Carmen Jones” (1954), directed by Otto Preminger – A woman with dreadlocks walking past a store window; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Carmen Jones” (1954), directed by Otto Preminger – A man standing in a room with another man sitting at a table; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Carmen Jones” (1954), directed by Otto Preminger – A group of people standing around a train; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Carmen Jones” (1954), directed by Otto Preminger – A man and a woman sitting next to each other holding an orange; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Carmen Jones” (1954), directed by Otto Preminger – Two men in tan uniforms are standing next to each other holding guns; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Carmen Jones” (1954), directed by Otto Preminger – A man and a woman are sitting on a couch; Medium shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “Carmen Jones” (1954), directed by Otto Preminger – A man and a woman are standing next to a fence; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Carmen Jones” (1954), directed by Otto Preminger – A woman in a pink dress is drinking a beverage; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Carmen Jones” (1954), directed by Otto Preminger – A woman sitting next to a man in a uniform; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Carmen Jones” (1954), directed by Otto Preminger – A woman sitting at a table in front of two men; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Carmen Jones” (1954), directed by Otto Preminger – A woman in a crowd of people wearing a black dress; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Carmen Jones” (1954), directed by Otto Preminger – A man and a woman kissing in front of a window; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Carmen Jones” (1954), directed by Otto Preminger – A group of people sitting at a table with drinks; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Carmen Jones” (1954), directed by Otto Preminger – A group of men standing next to each other in a room; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Carmen Jones” (1954), directed by Otto Preminger – A group of people sitting in front of a building; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Carmen Jones” (1954), directed by Otto Preminger – A group of people standing around a table; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Carmen Jones” (1954), directed by Otto Preminger – A man in a blue suit and a pink tie; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Carmen Jones” (1954), directed by Otto Preminger – A crowd of people sitting and standing in a room; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Carmen Jones” (1954), directed by Otto Preminger – A woman holding a glass of beer in her right hand; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Carmen Jones” (1954), directed by Otto Preminger – A man in white shorts and a pink and white shirt is boxing in front of an audience; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Carmen Jones” (1954), directed by Otto Preminger – Two boxers in a boxing ring in front of an audience; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Carmen Jones” (1954), directed by Otto Preminger – A group of people sitting in a stadium with their hands in the air; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Carmen Jones” (1954), directed by Otto Preminger – An african - american woman talking to an african - american man behind a chain link fence; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Carmen Jones” (1954), directed by Otto Preminger – A man and a woman sitting at a table in front of a table; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Carmen Jones” (1954), directed by Otto Preminger – A woman holding a glass of beer in her hand; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle