Carmen (1915)

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Director :

Writers :

Cecil B. DeMille

William C. deMille

Cast :

Geraldine Farrar as Carmen
Wallace Reid as Don José
Pedro de Cordoba as Escamillo
Horace B. Carpenter as Pastia
William Elmer as Morales
Jeanie Macpherson as Gypsy girl
Anita King as Gypsy girl
Milton Brown as Garcia
Tex Driscoll
Raymond Hatton as Spectator at Bullfight (uncredited)

Carmen is a 1915 American silent drama film directed by Cecil B. DeMille.The film is based on the novella Carmen by Prosper Mérimée. The existing versions of this film appear to be from the re-edited 1918 re-release.

Plot

Don José, an officer of the law, is seduced by the gypsy girl Carmen, in order to facilitate her clan’s smuggling endeavors. Don José becomes obsessed, turning to violent crime himself in order to keep her attention.