The Great Caruso (1951)
3.5 of 5 from 48 ratings
1h 49min
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- Synopsis:
- Loosely traces the life of tenor Enrico Caruso (1873-1921). He loves Musetta, in his home town of Naples, and then Dorothy, the daughter of one of the Metropolitan Opera's patrons. Caruso is unacceptable to both women's fathers: to one, because he sings; to Dorothy's, because he is a peasant. To New York patricians, Caruso is short, barrel chested, loud, emotional, unrefined. Their appreciation comes slowly. The film depicts Caruso's lament that "the man does not have the voice, the voice has the man": he cannot be places he wants to be, because he must be elsewhere singing, including the day his mother dies. Throughout, Mario Lanza and stars from the Met sing.
- Actors:
- Mario Lanza, Ann Blyth, Dorothy Kirsten, Jarmila Novotna, Richard Hageman, Carl Benton Reid, Eduard Franz, Ludwig Donath, Alan Napier, Pál Jávor, Carl Milletaire, Shepard Menken, Vincent Renno, Nestor Paiva, Peter Price, Mario Siletti, Angela Clarke, Ian Wolfe, Yvette Duguay, Argentina Brunetti
- Directors:
- Richard Thorpe
- Writers:
- William Ludwig
- Others:
- Johnny Green, Helen Rose, Gile Steele, Douglas Shearer, Peter Herman Adler
- Studio:
- Warner
- Genres:
- Classics, Drama, Music & Musicals, Performing Arts
- Collections:
- A Brief History of Singer Biopics
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