The 1926 film Carmen is a French silent drama based on Prosper Mérimée's 1845 novel Carmen, directed by Jacques Feyder and starring Raquel Meller, Fred Louis Lerch and Gaston Modot.Zanger p.147 The film's art direction was by Lazare Meerson. Luis Buñuel, later famous as a director, had a small role.
Cast Raquel Meller as Carmen Fred Louis Lerch as José Lizarrabengoa Gaston Modot as García 'El Tuerto' Jean Murat as Officier Victor Vina as Le Dancaire Guerrero de Xandoval as Lucas, le picador Charles Barrois as Lillas Pastia Georges Lampin as Contrebandier Raymond Guérin-Catelain as Duc d'El Chorbas Andrée Canti as a woman Luis Buñuel as Contrebandier chez lillas pastia Pedro de Hidalgo as El Remendado Arthur Duarte Charles Morat as Officier Joaquim Peindo as Guitar player Hernando Vines as Guitar player Roy Wood as Officier anglais
References
Bibliography Zanger, Anat. Film Remakes as Ritual and Disguise: From Carmen to Ripley. Amsterdam University Press, 2006.
External links
Carmen de Jacques Feyder archived article in French