Carmen is a 1915 American silent drama film, written and directed by Raoul Walsh, which starred Theda Bara. It is based on the 1845 novella Carmen, the film was shot at the Fox Studio in Fort Lee, New Jersey.[2]
| Carmen | |
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 Film poster | |
| Directed by | Raoul Walsh |
| Written by | Raoul Walsh (scenario) |
| Based on | Carmen by Prosper Mérimée |
| Starring | Theda Bara Einar Linden |
| Cinematography | Georges Benoît George Schneiderman |
| Distributed by | Fox Film Corporation |
Release date |
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Running time | 5 reels |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent with English intertitles |
| Budget | $200,000[1] |
Cast
edit- Theda Bara as Carmen
- Einar Linden as Don Jose
- Carl Harbaugh as Escamillo
- James A. Marcus as Dancaire
- Emil De Varney as Captain Morales
- Elsie MacLeod as Michaela
- Fay Tunis as Carlotta
- Joseph P. Green
Preservation
editWith no prints of Carmen located in any film archives, it is considered a lost film.[3][4]
See also
edit- List of lost films
- Carmen, surviving film adaption of Carmen also released in November 1915 directed by Cecil B. DeMille
- 1937 Fox vault fire
References
edit- ^ Genini, Ronald (February 8, 2013). Theda Bara: A Biography of the Silent Screen Vamp, with a Filmography. McFarland. p. 1874. ISBN 978-0-786-49161-2.
- ^ Fort Lee: Birthplace of the Motion Picture Industry. Arcadia Publishing. 2006. p. 33. ISBN 0-738-54501-5.
- ^ The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: Carmen
- ^ "Silent Era: Carmen". silentera. Retrieved June 28, 2008.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Carmen (1915 Raoul Walsh film).
- Carmen at IMDb
- Review from Motion Picture News, printed alongside a review for the DeMille production
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