Carmen (1984 film)

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Carmen
Directed by	Francesco Rosi
Screenplay by	Francesco Rosi Tonino Guerra
Based on	Carmen by Georges Bizet Ludovic Halévy Henri Meilhac Carmen by Prosper Mérimée
Produced by	Marcel Dassault Patrice Ledoux Alain Poiré
Starring	Julia Migenes Plácido Domingo Ruggero Raimondi Faith Esham
Cinematography	Pasqualino De Santis
Edited by	Ruggero Mastroianni Colette Semprún
Music by	Georges Bizet (from the original opera)
Production companies	Gaumont Production Marcel Dassault Opera Film Produzione
Distributed by	Gaumont (France) Triumph Films (US)
Release date	14 March 1984 (1984-03-14)
Running time	152 minutes
Countries	France Italy
Language	French

Carmen is a 1984 French-Italian film directed by Francesco Rosi. It is a film version of Bizet's opera, Carmen.^[1] Julia Migenes stars in the title role, Plácido Domingo as Don José, Ruggero Raimondi as Escamillo, and Faith Esham as Micaela. Lorin Maazel conducts the Orchestre National de France.

The film premiered in France on March 14, 1984, and in the U.S. on September 20 of that year. In 1985, the film was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Film.