The story that inspired Bizet’s immortal opera is here dramatically recreated with Metropolitan Opera diva Geraldine Farrar as the eponymous, seductive Carmen. Bizet’s score is performed by the London Philharmonic Orchestra. Cast also includes Wallace Reid, Pedro de Cordoba and Horace B Carpenter.
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ACMI Identifier
309442
Audience classification
G
Subject categories
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Gypsies
Feature films → Feature films - United States
Sound/audio
Silent
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
VHS; Access Print (Section 1)