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Carmen

1915·59 min·US
Director: Cecil B. DeMille
Drama

Hot-blooded gypsy Carmen attempts to seduce Don Jose, a lawman sent to thwart a gang of illegal smugglers in Spain. Carmen's plan backfires when Don Jose's passion for the gypsy girl escalates into a jealous rage as she spurns him for her bullfighter beau, Escamillo, with tragic results.

Hot-blooded gypsy Carmen attempts to seduce Don Jose, a lawman sent to thwart a gang of illegal smugglers in Spain. Carmen's plan backfires when Don Jose's passion for the gypsy girl escalates into a jealous rage as she spurns him for her bullfighter beau, Escamillo, with tragic results.

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Cast

Geraldine Farrar

Geraldine Farrar

Carmen

Wallace Reid

Wallace Reid

Don Jose

Pedro de Cordoba

Pedro de Cordoba

Escamillo

Horace B. Carpenter

Horace B. Carpenter

Pastia

William Elmer

William Elmer

Morales

Jeanie Macpherson

Jeanie Macpherson

Gypsy Girl

Anita King

Anita King

Gypsy Girl

M

Milton Brown

Garcia

Raymond Hatton

Raymond Hatton

Spectator at Bullfight (Uncredited)

Crew

William C. deMille

writer

Alvin Wyckoff

cinematographer

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