The Young Caruso (1951)
This music filled biopic follows the life of the legendary tenor Enrico Caruso from childhood poverty in Naples to the beginning of his rise to fame.
Director:
Giacomo Gentilomo
Writers:
Maleno Malenotti, Giovanna Soria, Fulvio Palmieri, Giacomo Gentilomo.
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Ermanno Randi as Enrico Caruso |
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Gina Lollobrigida as Stella |
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Carlo Sposito as Giovanni |
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Maurizio Di Nardo as Caruso as a boy |
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Lamberto Picasso as Vergine - Maestro di musica |
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Elena Sangro as Signora Tivaldi |
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Ciro Scafa as Luigi Gregorio Proboscide |
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Franca Tamantini as Carragi - Soprano |
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Mimì Ferrari as |
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Pia De Doses as |
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Maria von Tasnady as Carusos Mutter |
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Gaetano Verna as Caruso's father |
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Nerio Bernardi as Francesco Zucchi |
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Gian Paolo Rosmino as Goffredo |
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Romano Laurienzo as |
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Gino Saltamerenda as Impressario Callaro |
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Roberto Spiombi as |
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Teresa Rosmino as |
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Sandro Ruffini as Narratore |
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Lydia Simoneschi as Woman in the painting |
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Mario Del Monaco as |
| Directing | Giacomo Gentilomo | Director |
| Camera | Tino Santoni | Director of Photography |
| Production | Maleno Malenotti | Producer |
| Writing | Maleno Malenotti | Screenplay |
| Sound | Gennaro D'Angelo | Conductor |
| Editing | Elsa Dubbini | Editor |
| Writing | Frank Thieß | Novel |
| Writing | Giovanna Soria | Screenplay |
| Sound | Remo Palmieri | Sound |
| Costume & Make-Up | Anna Fabrizzi | Hairstylist |
| Art | Guido Neri | Set Decoration |
| Art | Alberto Boccianti | Production Design |
| Writing | Fulvio Palmieri | Screenplay |
| Production | C. Pastori | Unit Manager |
| Art | Amleto Bonetti | Production Design |
| Sound | Tullo Parmegiani | Sound |
| Directing | Gigliola Rosmino | Script Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Piero Mecacci | Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Carlo Franci | Original Music Composer |
| Directing | Piero Pierotti | First Assistant Director |
| Production | G. Gelli | Unit Manager |
| Costume & Make-Up | Maria De Matteis | Costume Design |
| Writing | Giacomo Gentilomo | Screenplay |
| Camera | Enrico Cignitti | Camera Operator |
| Production | Gian Paolo Rosmino | Production Manager |