Mario Lanza: The American Caruso (1983)
Plácido Domingo hosts this tribute to American tenor Mario Lanza. Interviews, rare footage and vintage recordings chronicle Lanza's life from his Philadelphia childhood to his meteoric rise as an opera singer and film actor and his tragic death. Credited with bringing opera and classical music into the home of everyday Americans, Lanza starred in That Midnight Kiss and The Toast of New Orleans and portrayed Enrico Caruso in The Great Caruso.
Director: John Musilli
Genre: Documentary, TV Movie
Runtime: 90 min
Release Date: January 1, 1983
Cast
- Plácido Domingo - Narrator
- Zsa Zsa Gabor - Self
- Kathryn Grayson - Self
- Dorothy Kirsten - Self
- Gisele MacKenzie - Self
- Joe Pasternak - Self
- Terry Robinson - Self
- Mario Lanza - Self (archive footage)
Country: United States of America
Original Language: en
More Films by Director: John Musilli
More Films in Genre: Documentary, TV Movie
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Mario Lanza: The American Caruso about?
- Plácido Domingo hosts this tribute to American tenor Mario Lanza. Interviews, rare footage and vintage recordings chronicle Lanza's life from his Philadelphia childhood to his meteoric rise as an opera singer and film actor and his tragic death. Credited with bringing opera and classical music into the home of everyday Americans, Lanza starred in That Midnight Kiss and The Toast of New Orleans and portrayed Enrico Caruso in The Great Caruso.
- Who directed Mario Lanza: The American Caruso?
- Mario Lanza: The American Caruso was directed by John Musilli.
- Who stars in Mario Lanza: The American Caruso?
- Mario Lanza: The American Caruso stars Plácido Domingo, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Kathryn Grayson, Dorothy Kirsten, Gisele MacKenzie, Joe Pasternak.
- How long is Mario Lanza: The American Caruso?
- Mario Lanza: The American Caruso has a runtime of 1h 30m (90 minutes).
- What genre is Mario Lanza: The American Caruso?
- Mario Lanza: The American Caruso is a Documentary, TV Movie film.
- Where was Mario Lanza: The American Caruso produced?
- Mario Lanza: The American Caruso was produced in United States of America.