The Loves of Carmen (1948 film)

The Loves of Carmen
Theatrical release poster
Directed byCharles Vidor
Screenplay byHelen Deutsch
Based onCarmen
1845 novella
by Prosper Mérimée
Produced byCharles Vidor
Rita Hayworth
StarringRita Hayworth
Glenn Ford
CinematographyWilliam E. Snyder
Edited byCharles Nelson
Music byMario Castelnuovo-Tedesco
Color processTechnicolor
Production
company
The Beckworth Corporation
Distributed byColumbia Pictures
Release dates
  • August 23, 1948 (1948-08-23) (United States)
  • September 2, 1948 (1948-09-02) (New York City)
  • October 7, 1948 (1948-10-07) (Los Angeles)
Running time
97 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$2.5 million[1]
Box office$2.5 million (US rentals)[2]

The Loves of Carmen is a 1948 American adventure drama romance film directed by Charles Vidor. The film stars Rita Hayworth as the gypsy Carmen and Glenn Ford as her doomed lover Don José.

The Loves of Carmen was publicized as a dramatic adaptation of the novella Carmen by Prosper Mérimée and is otherwise unrelated to Georges Bizet's opera Carmen. It is a remake of the 1927 film of the same name, which was directed by Raoul Walsh and stars Dolores del Río and Victor McLaglen.

The film reunited the stars, writer and director of Gilda. It was Hayworth's last film for four years.