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The Great Caruso

  • 1951
  • Approved
  • 1h 49m
IMDb RATING
6.5/10
1.5K
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Ann Blyth and Mario Lanza in The Great Caruso (1951)
This film 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.
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The film explores the life of tenor Enrico Caruso, a vocalist who faces rejection from Musetta and Dorothy, and struggles to find acceptance in New York.The film explores the life of tenor Enrico Caruso, a vocalist who faces rejection from Musetta and Dorothy, and struggles to find acceptance in New York.The film explores the life of tenor Enrico Caruso, a vocalist who faces rejection from Musetta and Dorothy, and struggles to find acceptance in New York.

  • Director
    • Richard Thorpe
  • Writers
    • Sonya Levien
    • William Ludwig
    • Dorothy Caruso
  • Stars
    • Mario Lanza
    • Ann Blyth
    • Dorothy Kirsten
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    • IMDb RATING
    6.5/10
    1.5K
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    • Director
      • Richard Thorpe
    • Writers
      • Sonya Levien
      • William Ludwig
      • Dorothy Caruso
    • Stars
      • Mario Lanza
      • Ann Blyth
      • Dorothy Kirsten
    • 34User reviews
    • 12Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Won 1 Oscar
      • 2 wins & 4 nominations total

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    Mario Lanza
    Mario Lanza
    • Enrico Caruso
    Ann Blyth
    Ann Blyth
    • Dorothy Benjamin
    Dorothy Kirsten
    Dorothy Kirsten
    • Louise Heggar
    Jarmila Novotna
    Jarmila Novotna
    • Maria Selka
    Richard Hageman
    • Carlo Santi
    Carl Benton Reid
    Carl Benton Reid
    • Park Benjamin
    Eduard Franz
    Eduard Franz
    • Giulio Gatti-Casazza
    Ludwig Donath
    Ludwig Donath
    • Alfredo Brazzi
    Alan Napier
    Alan Napier
    • Jean de Reszke
    Pál Jávor
    Pál Jávor
    • Antonio Scotti
    • (as Paul Javor)
    Carl Milletaire
    • Gino
    Shepard Menken
    • Fucito
    Vincent Renno
    • Tullio
    Nestor Paiva
    Nestor Paiva
    • Egisto Barretto
    Peter Price
    • Caruso (as boy)
    • (as Peter Edward Price)
    Mario Siletti
    Mario Siletti
    • Papa Caruso
    Angela Clarke
    Angela Clarke
    • Mama Caruso
    Ian Wolfe
    Ian Wolfe
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    • Director
      • Richard Thorpe
    • Writers
      • Sonya Levien
      • William Ludwig
      • Dorothy Caruso
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    • Trivia
      This was the next-to-last completed MGM film under Louis B. Mayer's supervision (the last was Show Boat (1951), released in the summer of that year). A proxy fight soon after would see him removed as the head of the studio he helped to found. He was replaced by his former chief of production, Dore Schary. Mayer ran MGM for 27 years, Schary for barely 6.
    • Goofs
      Opening credits: The events, characters and firms depicted in this photoplay are fictitious. Any similarity to actual persons, living or dead, or to actual firms is purely coincidental. Says it ALL.
    • Quotes

      Enrico Caruso: It is true, Señor Barretto, that right now I sing for pennies. Pennies are not very important in a big house like this. But the singing, that is important everywhere. It makes people feel good inside, takes away the ugliness, the sadness, and it fills the empty place here. That too is something Señor, isn't it?

    • Crazy credits
      Opening credits: The events, characters and firms depicted in this photoplay are fictitious. Any similarity to actual persons, living or dead, or to actual firms is purely coincidental.
    • Connections
      Featured in The Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Story (1951)
    • Soundtracks
      The Loveliest Night of the Year
      Lyrics by Paul Francis Webster
      Music adaptation by Irving Aaronson
      Also performed by Ann Blyth (uncredited)
      Adapted from "Sobre las olas" (uncredited)
      Music by Juventino Rosas

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    "A man thinks he owns a voice, but the voice owns him. Whenever he wants to be somewhere, the voice requires him to be somewhere else."

    "The Great Caruso" is truly a magnificent movie. Mario Lanza does the role flawlessly, and his singing is in top form. Throughout he is depicted as a thoughtful person who went out of his way to be kind and helpful to others. Like playing Santa Claus the first night on his return to NY after a world tour. Or giving jobs to friends who had fallen on hard times. My favorite scene is where he proposes to Doro, his expressions as he pleads with her to say something, then her saying "I loved you from the first moment you sang." Ann Blyth was beautiful as his love interest. All the operatic production numbers are first-rate. I can easily see why Mario Lanza was so popular.
    • TxMike
    • Aug 15, 2001
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    • Release date
      • August 17, 1951 (Australia)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • Italian
    • Also known as
      • Der große Caruso
    • Filming locations
      • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios - 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA(studio: made in Hollywood, U.S.A.)
    • Production company
      • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 49 minutes
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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