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directed by

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and starring

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and

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. It is a version of the famous opera.Zanger p.147 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.French box office of 1945
at Box Office Story The film's sets were designed by the

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. It was shot at the Scalera Studios in

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Cast

as Carmen *

as Don José *

as Garcia *

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as Lucas, le matador / Lucas, il matador *

Jean Brochard Jean Brochard (12 March 1893 – 17 June 1972) was a French film actor. He appeared in more than 100 films between 1933 and 1966. Selected filmography * '' A Man's Neck'' (1933) - Petit rôle (uncredited) * ''Boubouroche'' (1933) * ''La ...

as Lillas-Pastia *

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as Dancaire *

Adriano Rimoldi Adriano Rimoldi (1912–1965) was an Italian film actor. Career He appeared in more than sixty films during his career, which stretched from the late 1930s to his death in the mid 1960s. In 1940 he played the male lead in the melodrama '' Good ...

as Marquez, le lieutenant des Dragons / Marquez, il tenente dei Dragoni *

Elli Parvo Elli Parvo (17 October 1915 – 19 February 2010) was an Italian film actress, born in Milan as Elvira Gobbo. She appeared in more than 50 films between 1934 and 1960. Selected filmography * ''Loyalty of Love'' (1934) as La nobildonna al b ...

as Pamela *

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as Un marchand / Un mercante *

Marguerite Moreno Marguerite Moreno (born Lucie Marie Marguerite Monceau; 15 September 1871, Paris - 14 July 1948, Touzac, Lot) was a French stage and film actress. On 12 September 1900, in England, she married the writer Marcel Schwob, whom she had met in 189 ...

as La gitane / La zingara *

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as Remendado

References

Bibliography

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

External links

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