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The Great Caruso (1951)

NR · 1951-04-16 · 1h 49m · EN
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The Intimate Story of a Man with a Voice as Great as His Heart!

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.

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Richard ThorpeDirectorWilliam LudwigWriter

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Mario LanzaMario LanzaEnrico CarusoAnn BlythAnn BlythDorothy BenjaminDorothy KirstenDorothy KirstenLouise HeggarJarmila NovotnáJarmila NovotnáMaria SelkaRichard HagemanRichard HagemanCarlo SantiCarl Benton ReidCarl Benton ReidPark BenjaminEduard FranzEduard FranzGiulio Gatti-CasazzaLudwig DonathLudwig DonathAlfredo BrazziAlan NapierAlan NapierJean de ReszkeBlanche ThebomBlanche ThebomVocalist - Opera MontageTeresa CelliTeresa CelliVocalist - Opera MontageNicola MosconaNicola MosconaVocalist - Opera Montage

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What is The Great Caruso about?

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.

How long is The Great Caruso?

The Great Caruso has a runtime of 109 minutes.