The Young Caruso (1951)

Original title

Enrico Caruso - Leggenda di una voce

Directed by

Giacomo Gentilomo

Genre

drama film, biographical film, musical film

Country

Italy

Runtime

1h 33m

Rating

7.5 of 10 from 2 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This film tells the story of Enrico Caruso's early life, from his poor childhood in Naples to the start of his opera career. It follows his journey and struggles as he develops his famous tenor voice.

sweepingromanticizedinspirationaldramaticnostalgicmusicalold-fashionedbiographical

What happens

The Young Caruso is a 1951 Italian historical musical melodrama biographical film about Enrico Caruso, directed by Giacomo Gentilomo. It stars Ermanno Randi as Enrico Caruso and Gina Lollobrigida. Its original Italian title is Enrico Caruso: leggenda di una voce (Enrico Caruso: Legend of a Voice). It was produced by Asso Film, Londo Films and Tirenna Film Associata di Roma. It was adapted from a 1942 novel by Frank Thiess, Neapolitanische Legende (Neapolitan Legend). The film follows the life of the legendary tenor from childhood poverty in Naples to the beginning of his rise to fame. Caruso's voice was provided by Mario Del Monaco and Lollobrigida's voice was dubbed by Dhia Cristiani. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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