01 Aug 1940
The Three Codonas
Biography of the life of the circus performer Alfredo Codona.
The Young Caruso
The true inside story of time's greatest tenor.
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.
Top Billed Cast
Ermanno Randi Enrico Caruso
Gina Lollobrigida Stella
Carlo Sposito Giovanni
Maurizio Di Nardo Caruso as a boy
Lamberto Picasso Vergine - Maestro di musica
Elena Sangro Signora Tivaldi
Ciro Scafa Luigi Gregorio Proboscide
Franca Tamantini Carragi - Soprano
Mimì Ferrari Pia De Doses 
Maria von Tasnady Carusos Mutter
Gaetano Verna Caruso's father
Nerio Bernardi Francesco Zucchi
Gian Paolo Rosmino Goffredo
Romano Laurienzo 
Gino Saltamerenda Impressario Callaro
Roberto Spiombi Teresa Rosmino 
Sandro Ruffini Narratore
Lydia Simoneschi Woman in the painting
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