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      For the First Time

      1959 1h 37m Musical List
      Reviews 20% Audience Score Fewer than 50 Ratings An opera singer (Mario Lanza) with a bad attitude falls in love with a deaf girl (Johanna von Koczian) who changes his life. Read More Read Less

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      Audience Member Mario Lanza's final film was a pleasant musical drama which allowed the tenor to provide plenty of music - both pop and opera. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/27/23 Full Review Audience Member Lanza's last film is an enjoyable lightweight concoction with some lovely scenery and the star in glorious voice. He performs many songs and as usual those are the strongest parts of the film since Mario was more of a personality than an actor but his part doesn't demand too much of him and he does fine with it. While Lanza sounds wonderful he's not looking his best, probably a result of his hard living ways which of course resulted in his passing shortly after the completion of this film. Someone who is a knockout is Zsa Zsa Gabor, her part is small but she perks up the picture every time she sweeps onto the screen beautifully dressed and oozing a sophistication that would be hard to find today. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/27/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Synopsis An opera singer (Mario Lanza) with a bad attitude falls in love with a deaf girl (Johanna von Koczian) who changes his life.
      Director
      Rudolph Maté
      Production Co
      Orion Pictures, Titanus
      Genre
      Musical
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Streaming)
      Mar 27, 2016
      Runtime
      1h 37m
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