The Loves of Carmen (1948)

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1h 39min
Adventure, Drama
23 Aug 1948 (USA)
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A beautiful but amoral gypsy girl entices a young dragoon to betray his honor and get cashiered from the service, and for her sake he soon turns to a life of crime.

Director:

Charles Vidor

Writers:

Helen Deutsch, Prosper Mérimée

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Nominated for 1 Oscar.
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Still of Rita Hayworth in The Loves of Carmen (1948)

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	Rita Hayworth	...	Carmen
	Glenn Ford	...	Don José Lizarabengoa
	Ron Randell	...	Andrés
	Victor Jory	...	García
	Luther Adler	...	Dancaire
	Arnold Moss	...	Colonel
	Joseph Buloff	...	Remendado
	Margaret Wycherly	...	Old Crone
	Bernard Nedell	...	Pablo
	John Baragrey	...	Lucas
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
	Florence Auer	...	Chestnut Seller (uncredited)
	Trevor Bardette	...	Lucas' Footman (uncredited)
	George Bell	...	Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
	Alma Beltran	...	Trinket Seller (uncredited)
	Lulu Mae Bohrman	...	Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
	Paul Bradley	...	Man on Stagecoach (uncredited)
	George Bruggeman	...	Party Guest (uncredited)
	Nina Campana	...	Chestnut Seller (uncredited)
	Jose Cansino	...	Gypsy Dancer (uncredited)
	Vernon Cansino	...	Soldier (uncredited)
	Al Caruso	...	Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
	Wally Cassell	...	Dragoon Stagecoach Passenger (uncredited)
	Lucille Charles	...	Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
	Dolores Corral	...	Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
	Peter Cusanelli	...	Man in Crowd (uncredited)
	Tony Dante	...	Groom (uncredited)
	Jerry De Castro	...	Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
	Rosita Delva	...	Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
	Lala Detolly	...	Stagecoach Passenger (uncredited)
	Claire Du Brey	...	Woman with Broom (uncredited)
	Juan Duval	...	Toreador (uncredited)
	Joaquin Elizondo	...	Man on Stagecoach (uncredited)
	Paul Fierro	...	Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
	Roy Fitzell	...	Gypsy Dancer (uncredited)
	Helen Freeman	...	Shopkeeper (uncredited)
	Angela Gomez	...	Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
	James Gonzalez	...	Townsman (uncredited)
	Lupe González	...	Chestnut Seller (uncredited)
	Maria Haro	...	Townswoman (uncredited)
	Kay Koury	...	Townswoman (uncredited)
	Kate Drain Lawson	...	Woman Relative (uncredited)
	Thomas Malinari	...	Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
	Yusuf Maloof	...	Orderly (uncredited)
	Paul Marion	...	Dragoon Sergeant (uncredited)
	David O. McCall	...	Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
	Eula Morgan	...	Woman in Crowd (uncredited)
	Tessie Murray	...	Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
	Alfred Paix	...	Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
	Inez Palange	...	Woman in Crowd (uncredited)
	Emma Palmese	...	Townswoman (uncredited)
	Veronica Pataky	...	Bride (uncredited)
	Francis Pierlot	...	Beggar (uncredited)
	Fernando Ramos	...	Gypsy Dancer (uncredited)
	Frances Rey	...	Woman in Window (uncredited)
	Leona Roberts	...	Ancient Old Gypsy (uncredited)
	Julio Rojas	...	Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
	Andrew Roud	...	Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
	Cosmo Sardo	...	Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
	Celeste Savoi	...	Trinket Seller (uncredited)
	Marie Scheue	...	Woman on Stagecoach (uncredited)
	Millie Schottland	...	Townswoman (uncredited)
	Robert Sidney	...	Specialty Dancer (uncredited)
	Pat Silver	...	Woman on Stagecoach (uncredited)
	Dimas Sotello	...	Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
	Roselyn Strangis	...	Woman in Window (uncredited)
	Rosa Turich	...	Bride's Mother (uncredited)
	Natividad Vacío	...	Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
	Nanette Vallon	...	Woman in Window (uncredited)
	Philip Van Zandt	...	Sergeant (uncredited)
	Virginia Vann	...	Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
	John Verros	...	Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
	Peter Virgo	...	Soldier (uncredited)
	Roque Ybarra	...	Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)

Directed by

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Charles Vidor

Written by

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Helen Deutsch	...	(screenplay)

Prosper Mérimée	...	(based upon the story of "Carmen" by)

Produced by

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Rita Hayworth	...	executive producer (uncredited)
Charles Vidor	...	producer

Music by

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Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco

Cinematography by

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William E. Snyder

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director of photography (as William Snyder)

Editing by

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Charles Nelson

Editorial Department

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Natalie Kalmus

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color director: Technicolor

Art Direction by

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Stephen Goosson
Cary Odell

Set Decoration by

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William Kiernan
Wilbur Menefee

Costume Design by

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Jean Louis

Makeup Department

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Clay Campbell	...	makeup artist
Helen Hunt	...	hair stylist

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Earl Bellamy

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assistant director

Art Department

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Bill Black

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props (uncredited)

Sound Department

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Frank Goodwin

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sound engineer

Camera and Electrical Department

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Fayte M. Browne	...	camera operator (as Fayte Brown)
Edward Cronenweth	...	still photographer (uncredited)
Walter Meins	...	grip (uncredited)
Emil Oster	...	assistant camera (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Eugene Joseff

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costume jeweller (uncredited)

Music Department

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Morris Stoloff

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musical director (as M.W. Stoloff)

Script and Continuity Department

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Frances McDowell

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script supervisor (uncredited)

Additional Crew

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Eduardo Cansino	...	associate choreographer
Francis Cugat	...	associate technicolor color director
Ralph Faulkner	...	director of sword-play
Robert Sidney	...	choreographer
Eduardo Cansino	...	choreographer (uncredited)
Nancy Saunders	...	double: Rita Hayworth (uncredited)

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Production Companies

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The Beckworth Corporation

Distributors

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Columbia Pictures (1948) (United States) (theatrical)
Columbia Pictures of Canada (1948) (Canada) (theatrical)
Columbia Pictures Corporation (1948) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
Columbia Film (1948) (Sweden) (theatrical)
Kamera Film Aktieselskap (1948) (Norway) (theatrical)
Columbia Pictures of Argentina (1949) (Argentina) (theatrical)
Columbia Film-Verleih (1951) (West Germany) (theatrical)
Columbia Films S. A. (1951) (Mexico) (theatrical)
Screen Gems (1959) (United States) (tv)
Columbia TriStar Home Video (1999) (United States) (DVD)
Hollywood Media Bridge (2012) (Non-US)
Mill Creek Entertainment (2020) (United States) (Blu-ray) (included in "Rita Hayworth: The Ultimate Collection")
Mill Creek Entertainment (2020) (United States) (DVD) (included in "Rita Hayworth: The Ultimate Collection")
Moviemax Family (2012) (Turkey) (tv)
RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video (United States) (VHS)

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Technicolor (colour by)
Western Electric (sound re-recording)

Storyline

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Plot Summary	Following the plot of the opera, "Carmen," this story follows the wild gypsy's adventures as a siren and bandit. Carmen lures an innocent soldier to his ruin, getting him expelled from the army. He then turns to banditry, killing Carmen's husband and others. All this makes for an unhappy ending with the innocent repenting his sins and dying for them. Written by Ed Lorusso Plot Summary
Plot Keywords	death-of-protagonist hayworth-and-ford mountain-cave roasted-chestnuts dragoon-guards See All (66) »
Taglines	A story of beauty and savagery...love and hate...splendor and shame... See more »
Genres	Adventure Drama Music Romance
Parents Guide	View content advisory »
Certification	Argentina:16 Australia:A Australia:PG (video rating) Finland:K-16 France:Tous publics France:12 (video rating) Germany:12 India:(Banned) Netherlands:18 Nigeria:PG (video rating) Norway:16 United Kingdom:A United Kingdom:PG (video rating) United States:TV-PG (TV Rating) United States:Approved (video rating) West Germany:16

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Also Known As	The Story of Cinderella (World-wide, English title) Les Amours de Carmen (France) Liebesnächte in Sevilla (Germany) Los amores de Carmen (Spain) Los amores de Carmen (Argentina) See more »
Runtime	99 min
Country	United States
Language	English
Color	Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio	1.37 : 1 See more »
Sound Mix	Mono (Western Electric Recording)
Filming Locations	Alabama Hills, Lone Pine, California, USA See more »

Box Office

Budget

$2,500,000 (estimated)

Did You Know?

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Trivia	The Loves of Carmen (1948) was publicized as a dramatic adaptation of the novella Carmen by Prosper Mérimée in La revue des deux mondes (Paris, 15 Oct 1845) and is otherwise unrelated to Georges Bizet's opera Carmen. It is a remake of the film The Loves of Carmen (1927), which was directed by Raoul Walsh and stars Dolores Del Río. See more »
Goofs	Inside the Lilas Partia's, when Pablo squeezes Carmen's skirt pocket to check if she has more hidden money, her right arm is hanging. Next shot her right arm is folded. See more »
Movie Connections	Featured in The Odyssey of Rita Hayworth (1964). See more »
Soundtracks	The Love of a Gypsy (Amor di Gitano) See more »
Quotes	Andrés: [the colonel walks passed, and Carmen eyes him] Must you roll your eyes at every man? Even the colonel? Carmen García: Such an important man might be very useful if he - My eyes are my own to send where I please. Must I tell you again? No one tells Carmen's eyes where to go or how to behave but Carmen. See more »

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