Overview:
Enrico Caruso's only passion is to sing. For that, he leaves his hometown of Naples, Italy, and travels to America to sing for the Metropolitan Opera. At first, his lack of education and poor background make him an outcast in the high-class opera world. Eventually, his voice wins him both fans and the hand of his love, Dorothy. But his nonstop pace and desire to perform at any cost eventually take their toll on the singer's health.| Status: | Released (1951-04-16) |
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| Awards: | Won 1 Oscar. 4 wins & 6 nominations total |
| Screen: | Sonya Levien, William Ludwig, Dorothy Caruso |
| Productions: | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
| Production Countries: | United States of America |
| Spoken Languages: | English |
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Casts
- 232024: Mario Lanza - Enrico Caruso
- 31844: Ann Blyth - Dorothy Benjamin
- 1017303: Dorothy Kirsten - Louise Heggar
- 125554: Jarmila Novotná - Maria Selka
- 88673: Richard Hageman - Carlo Santi
- 81180: Carl Benton Reid - Park Benjamin
- 94070: Eduard Franz - Giulio Gatti-Casazza
Crews
- 117720: William Ludwig - Writer - Writing
- 70862: Richard Thorpe - Director - Directing
- 3726153: Ernesto De Curtis - Music - Sound
- 1004059: Jesse L. Lasky - Associate Producer - Production
- 1083910: Gabriel Scognamillo - Art Direction - Art
- 19409: Gene Ruggiero - Editor - Editing
- 14678: Joseph Ruttenberg - Director of Photography - Camera
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Reviews
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I thought Richard Thorpe always managed to present these semi-sumptuous dramas quite well, and here - despite the rather simpering presence of Ann Blyth, he does manage to encapsulate effectively the rags to riches story of acclaimed tenor Enrico Caruso (Mario Lanza). Nobody cared mu ....
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