Carmen Jones (1954)

Contemporary version of the Bizet opera, with new lyrics and an African-American cast.

Director: Otto Preminger

Cast: Harry Belafonte, Dorothy Dandridge, Pearl Bailey, Olga James, Joe Adams, Brock Peters, Roy Glenn, Nick Stewart, Diahann Carroll, LeVern Hutcherson, Marilyn Horne, Marvin Hayes, Alvin Ailey, DeForest Covan, Joseph E. Crawford, Carmen De Lavallade, Bernie Hamilton, Margaret Lancaster