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OSCAR WINNER:
Best Sound
Bravo, Enrico! Bravo, Mario! Renowned tenor Mario Lanza portrays his longtime singing idol Enrico Caruso in the crowd-pleasing musical that was 1951’s #4 box-office hit.
Suggested by Dorothy Caruso’s biography of her husband, "The Great Caruso" rings out with aural pleasures (27 musical selections) and shines with the grandeur of a life lovingly refracted through the Hollywood bio-pic lens. The music (by Puccini, Donizetti, Verdi and more) emphasizes works most closely associated with Caruso.
The story, spanning Caruso’s Naples boyhood to worldwide acclaim and tragedy-stricken final performance, touches on the down-to-earth character traits that spread the singer’s fame beyond the black-tie society of Metropolitan Opera connoisseurs. Nominated for three Academy Awards, the 1951 movie won for "Best Sound."
Original Release
04/16/1951
US Release
04/16/1951
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Cast
Name | Character |
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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 | Giulio Gatti-Casazza |
Ludwig Donath | Alfredo Brazzi |
Alan Napier | Jean de Reszke |
Pál Jávor | Antonio Scotti |
Directors
Writers
Sonya Levien, William Ludwig, Dorothy Caruso
Cast
Name | Character |
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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 | Giulio Gatti-Casazza |
Ludwig Donath | Alfredo Brazzi |
Alan Napier | Jean de Reszke |
Pál Jávor | Antonio Scotti |
Carl Milletaire | Gino |
Shepard Menken | Fucito |
Vincent Renno | Tullio |
Nestor Paiva | Egisto Barretto |
Peter Price | Caruso (as boy) |
Mario Siletti | Papa Caruso |
Angela Clarke | Mama Caruso |
Ian Wolfe | Hutchins |
Yvette Duguay | Musetta Barretto |
Argentina Brunetti | Mrs. Barretto |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Jesse L. Lasky | Producer |
Joe Pasternak | Producer |
Editors
Year | Type | Category | Won |
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1952 | Oscar | Best Costume Design, Color | Nominated |
1952 | Oscar | Best Sound, Recording | Won |
1952 | Oscar | Best Music, Scoring of a Musical Picture | Nominated |