The Great Caruso (1951) On DVD

Actor:          Mario Lanza, Ann Blyth, Dorothy Kirsten, Jarmila Novotna, Blanche Thebom                                                                                                                       
Director:      Richard Thorpe
Genre:         Musicals
Year:            1951
Studio:         Warner/Allied Vaughn
Length:        109
Released:    December 16, 2011
Rating:         Not Rated (MPAA Rating)
Format:        DVD
Misc:            NTSC, Color
Language:   English
Subtitles  :   N/A

DESCRIPTION:

Bravo, Enrico! Bravo, Mario! Renowned tenor Mario Lanza portrays his long-time 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 biopic 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 movie won for Best Sound Recording.