BeSpire TV on Instagram: "“Carmen Jones” is a 1954 American musical film directed by Otto Preminger. The film is an adaptation of the 1943 stage musical of the same name, which itself is an adaptation of Georges Bizet’s opera “Carmen.” The screenplay was written by Harry Kleiner, and the music was adapted by Oscar Hammerstein II. The story is set during World War II and features an all-Black cast, including Dorothy Dandridge in the title role and Harry Belafonte as Joe, the male lead.The film fo