Carmen (1915 Raoul Walsh film)
Carmen is a 1915 American silent drama film, written and directed by Raoul Walsh, which starred Theda Bara. It is based on the 1845 novella Carmen, the film was shot at the Fox Studio in Fort Lee, New Jersey. It is now considered lost.[2][3]
| Carmen | |
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 Film poster | |
| Directed by | Raoul Walsh |
| Written by | Raoul Walsh (scenario) |
| Based on | Carmen by Prosper Mérimée |
| Starring | Theda Bara Einar Linden |
| Cinematography | Georges Benoît George Schneiderman |
| Distributed by | Fox Film Corporation |
Release date |
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Running time | 5 reels |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent |
| Budget | $200,000[1] |
Theda Bara as Carmen
Cast
- Theda Bara as Carmen
- Einar Linden as Don Jose
- Carl Harbaugh as Escamillo
- James A. Marcus as Dancaire
- Emil De Varney as Captain Morales
- Elsie MacLeod as Michaela
- Fay Tunis as Carlotta
- Joseph P. Green
See also
- List of lost films
- Carmen, surviving film adaption of Carmen also released in November 1915 directed by Cecil B. DeMille
- 1937 Fox vault fire
References
- Genini, Ronald (February 8, 2013). Theda Bara: A Biography of the Silent Screen Vamp, with a Filmography. McFarland. p. 1874. ISBN 978-0-786-49161-2.
- Fort Lee: Birthplace of the Motion Picture Industry. Arcadia Publishing. 2006. p. 33. ISBN 0-738-54501-5.
- "Silent Era: Carmen". silentera. Retrieved June 28, 2008.
External links
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- Carmen at IMDb
- Carmen at AllMovie
- Review from Motion Picture News, printed alongside a review for the DeMille production
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