For the First Time (1959 film)
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| Directed by | Rudolph Maté |
| Produced by | Corona Filmproduktion Orion Films Titanus |
| Starring | Mario Lanza Johanna von Koczian Zsa Zsa Gabor |
| Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
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Release dates
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26 August 1959 |
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Running time
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92 min. |
| Country | Italy and USA |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $500,000[1] |
| Box office | $1,685,000[1] |
For the First Time is tenor star Mario Lanza's final film, released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in 1959.
Filmed on location in 1958 in Capri, Salzburg, Berlin and at the Rome Opera House, the film told the sentimental story of an operatic tenor (Tony Costa) who finds love for the first time with a young German woman (played by Johanna von Koczian), who happens to be deaf.
The film was directed by Rudolph Mate, and featured Kurt Kasznar and Zsa Zsa Gabor in supporting roles. Critics singled out Lanza's singing of "Vesti la Giubba" from Pagliacci and the Death Scene from Otello for special praise, with Howard Thompson of The New York Times calling it the tenor's "most disarming vehicle in years."[citation needed]
Contents
Cast
- Mario Lanza as Tonio Costa
- Johanna von Koczian as Christa
- Kurt Kasznar as Tabory
- Zsa Zsa Gabor as Gloria De Vadnuz
Box Office
According to MGM records the film earned $710,000 in the US and Canada and $975,000 elsewhere, resulting in a profit of $1,685,000.[1]
References
Cesari, Armando. Mario Lanza: An American Tragedy (Fort Worth: Baskerville, 2004).
External links
- Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). For the First Time at IMDb
- For the First Time: Lanza's Sweet Little Swansong, by Derek McGovern
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