The Great Caruso

The Great Caruso is a 1951 biographical film made by MetroGoldwynMayer and starring Mario Lanza as Enrico Caruso. It was directed by Richard Thorpe and produced by Joe Pasternak with Jesse L. Lasky as associate producer from a screenplay by Sonya Levien and William Ludwig. The original music was by Johnny Green and the cinematography by Joseph Ruttenberg. Costume design was by Helen Rose and Gile Steele.

Mario Lanza stars in the title role as Caruso and Ann Blyth stars as his wife Dorothy the cast also includes Carl Benton Reid, Eduard Franz, Ludwig Donath, Nestor Paiva and Richard Hageman. It features a large number of Metropolitan Opera stars, notably sopranos Dorothy Kirsten, Teresa Celli, Lucine Amara, Marina Koshetz and Jarmila Novotn, mezzosoprano Blanche Thebom, baritone Giuseppe Valdengo and bass Nicola Moscona.The film, while following the basic facts of Carusos life, is largely fictional. The Caruso family successfully sued MGM for damages because of this. Here are a few of the factual discrepancies ........

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