Carmen
Cast & Crew
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Herbert Von Karajan
Director
Grace Bumbry
Carmen
Jon Vickers
Don José
Mirella Freni
Micaëla
Justino Diaz
Escamillo
Olivera Miljakovic
Frasquita
Film Details
Genre
Adaptation
Release Date
Jan
1970
Premiere Information
New York opening: 26 Jul 1970
Production Company
Cosmotel
Distribution Company
Beta Film
Country
Switzerland
Location
Salzburg, Austria
Screenplay Information
Based on the opera Carmen , music by Georges Bizet, libretto by Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halévy (Paris, 3 Mar 1875), which was based on the novella Carmen by Prosper Mérimée in La revue des deux mondes (15 Oct 1845).
Technical Specs
Duration
2h 47m
Sound
Stereo
Color
Color
Theatrical Aspect Ratio
1.37 : 1
Synopsis
A film of the 1966 Salzburg Festival performance of Carmen .
Director
Herbert Von Karajan
Director
Cast
Grace Bumbry
Carmen
Jon Vickers
Don José
Mirella Freni
Micaëla
Justino Diaz
Escamillo
Olivera Miljakovic
Frasquita
Julia Hamari
Mercédès
Robert Kerns
Morales
Anton Diakov
Zuniga
Kurt Equiluz
El Dancairo
Milen Paunov
El Remendado
Mariemma And The Ballet De España
Crew
Fritz Buttenstedt
Producer
Walter Hagen-groll
Chorus master
Horant H. Hohlfeld
Sound
Herbert Von Karajan
Music Conductor
Theo Otto
Set Decoration
Gérard Patris
Film Editor
François Reichenbach
Director of Photography
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
Music played by
Vienna State Opera Chorus
Music sung by
Georges Wakhévitch
Costumes
Georges Wakhévitch
Art Director
Ernst Wild
Director of Photography
Film Details
Genre
Adaptation
Release Date
Jan
1970
Premiere Information
New York opening: 26 Jul 1970
Production Company
Cosmotel
Distribution Company
Beta Film
Country
Switzerland
Location
Salzburg, Austria
Screenplay Information
Based on the opera Carmen , music by Georges Bizet, libretto by Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halévy (Paris, 3 Mar 1875), which was based on the novella Carmen by Prosper Mérimée in La revue des deux mondes (15 Oct 1845).
Technical Specs
Duration
2h 47m
Sound
Stereo
Color
Color
Theatrical Aspect Ratio
1.37 : 1
Quotes
Trivia
Notes
Produced in Switzerland in 1967.
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States July 26, 1970
Released in United States Summer July 26, 1970
Filmic version of the Salzburg Festival's staging of this opera.
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Produced in Switzerland in 1967.
Released in United States July 26, 1970 (New York City)
Released in United States Summer July 26, 1970
