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The Great Caruso (1951)
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16 April 1951 (USA) moreTagline:
The Intimate Story of a Man with a Voice as Great as His Heart! morePlot:
Loosely traces the life of tenor Enrico Caruso (1873-1921). He loves Musetta, in his home town of Naples... more | add synopsisAwards:
Won Oscar. Another 1 win & 4 nominations moreUser Comments:
Be My Love moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Mario Lanza | ... | Enrico Caruso |
| Ann Blyth | ... | Dorothy Benjamin |
| Dorothy Kirsten | ... | Louise Heggar |
| Jarmila Novotna | ... | Maria Selka |
| Richard Hageman | ... | Carlo Santi |
| Carl Benton Reid | ... | Park Benjamin |
| Eduard Franz | ... | Guilio Gatti-Casazza |
| Ludwig Donath | ... | Alfredo Brazzi |
| Alan Napier | ... | Jean de Reszke |
| Pál Jávor | ... | Antonio Scotti (as Paul Javor) |
| Carl Milletaire | ... | Gino |
| Shepard Menken | ... | Fucito |
| Vincent Renno | ... | Tullio |
| Nestor Paiva | ... | Egisto Barretto |
| Peter Price | ... | Caruso as a boy (as Peter Edward Price) |
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109 minCountry:
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1.37 : 1 moreSound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Sound System)Fun Stuff
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In October 1951, MGM was distributing this film on the drive-in theater circuit on a double bill with the Lassie movie The Painted Hills (1951). moreSoundtrack:
E Lucevan le Stelle moreFAQ
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Yes, Be My Love was Mario Lanza's skyrocket to fame and still is popular today. His voice was strong and steady, so powerful in fact that MGM decided to use him in The Great Caruso. Lanza himself thought he was the reincarnation of Caruso. Having read the book by Kostelanitz who wrote a biography of Lanza, he explains that the constant practise and vocal lessons became the visionary Caruso to Lanza. There is no doubt that Lanza did a superb job in the story, but the story is not entirely true; blame it on Hollywood! I used to practise singing his songs years ago, and became pretty good myself until I lost my voice because of emphysema/asthma ten years ago. Reaching the high note of Be My Love is not easy; but beautiful!