The Great Caruso (1951) on Blu-ray

Actor: Mario Lanza; Ann Blyth; Dorothy Kirsten; Jarmila Novotna; Richard Hageman; Carl Benton Reid; Eduard Franz; Ludwig Donath; Alan Napier; Pal Javor; Carl Milletaire; Nestor Paiva
Director: Richard Thorpe
Genre: Drama
Year: 1951
Studio: Warner Bros.
Length: 109 Min
Released: 13/09/2021
Rating: Not Rated (MPAA Rating)
Format: Blu-ray
Misc/Special Features: NTSC
Language: English
Subtitles : N/A

DESCRIPTION:

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 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 1951 Academy Awards , the movie won for Best Sound Recording.