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Carmen

1926160 minFrance
Drama

Synopsis

Ordered to arrest Carmen after a fight at the tobacco factory, Don José allows himself to be persuaded into helping her escape. Punishment for that decision fails to end his attachment. Her ties to smugglers and her refusal to accept the limits he places on love draw the soldier away from duty and toward an increasingly destructive relationship.

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Original language
No spoken dialogue. Intertitles: French.
This copy runs
160:10
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No spoken dialogue. Intertitles: French. No subtitle track in this language.

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Wikimedia Commons · Jacques Feyder · Public domain

Cast

DirectorsJacques Feyder

Inspirations

Feyder's version of Mérimée's story stars the Spanish singer Raquel Meller. The production retains Carmen's connection to the smuggler Garcia, giving the central romance a place within a broader criminal world.

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Wikipedia — film referenceWikidata — film identity and creditsCinémathèque française — Carmen restoration catalogue

Work catalogued as public domain in the United States.

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Availability checked on September 12, 2026.

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  • Raquel Meller — Not stated; This file comes from Biblioteca Nacional de España periodical archive , and is available under the digital ID: 327670f2-79f0-4794-a80c-c34886abac32 · Public domain
  • Gaston Modot — Collectif.; https://www.ebay.fr/itm/352917557629 · Public domain

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