The Great Caruso

5.7
  • Genre: DramaMusic
  • Run time: 109 min
  • Premiere: 1951. April 16.

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.

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Mario Lanza

Enrico Caruso

Ann Blyth

Dorothy Benjamin

Dorothy Kirsten

Louise Heggar

Jarmila Novotná

Maria Selka

Richard Hageman

Carlo Santi

Carl Benton Reid

Park Benjamin

Eduard Franz

Giulio Gatti-Casazza

Ludwig Donath

Alfredo Brazzi

Alan Napier

Jean de Reszke

Blanche Thebom

Vocalist - Opera Montage

Teresa Celli

Vocalist - Opera Montage

Nicola Moscona

Vocalist - Opera Montage

Giuseppe Valdengo

Vocalist - Opera Montage

Lucine Amara

Vocalist - Opera Montage

Marina Koshetz

Vocalist - Opera Montage

George Chakiris

Dancer (uncredited)

Mae Clarke

Woman (uncredited)

Bess Flowers

Front Row Audience Member at 'Lucia di Lammermoor' (uncredited)

William Ripley Dorr

Vocal Ensemble (uncredited)

Nestor Paiva

Egisto Barretto

Hazel Dohlman

Dowager (uncredited)

Pál Jávor

Antonio Scotti

Peter Price

Caruso (as boy)

Mario Siletti

Papa Caruso

Angela Clarke

Mama Caruso

Ian Wolfe

Hutchins

Yvette Duguay

Musetta Barretto

Argentina Brunetti

Mrs. Barretto

Art

Cedric Gibbons

Art Direction

Gabriel Scognamillo

Art Direction

Edwin B. Willis

Set Decoration

Camera

Joseph Ruttenberg

Director of Photography

Directing

Richard Thorpe

Director

Editing

Production

Jesse L. Lasky

Associate Producer

Joe Pasternak

Producer

Sound

Johnny Green

Original Music Composer

Douglas Shearer

Recording Supervision

Writing

Art

Cedric Gibbons

Art Direction

Gabriel Scognamillo

Art Direction

Edwin B. Willis

Set Decoration

Camera

Joseph Ruttenberg

Director of Photography

Directing

Richard Thorpe

Director

Editing

Production

Jesse L. Lasky

Associate Producer

Joe Pasternak

Producer

Sound

Johnny Green

Original Music Composer

Douglas Shearer

Recording Supervision

Writing