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For the First Time

For the First Time

1959Movie⏱️ 1h 32mApproved
DramaMusicalRomance
6.3
IMDB Rating
392 votes

An opera singer with a bad attitude falls in love with a deaf girl who changes his life.

Director
Rudolph Maté
Writers
N/A
Stars
Mario Lanza, Johanna von Koczian, Kurt Kasznar
Release Date
August 26, 1959
Language
English
Country
Italy, West Germany, United States
🎯 1
Nominations
💬 22
Reviews
📽️ View on IMDB

🎭 Top Cast

Mario Lanza
Mario Lanza
as Tonio Costa
Johanna von Koczian
Johanna von Koczian
as Christa
Kurt Kasznar
Kurt Kasznar
as Ladislas Tabory
Hans Söhnker
Hans Söhnker
as Prof. Bruckner
Annie Rosar
Annie Rosar
as Mathilde Faktotum
Sandro Giglio
Sandro Giglio
as Alessandro
Walter Rilla
Walter Rilla
as Dr. Bessart
Renzo Cesana
Renzo Cesana
as Angelo
Peter Capell
Peter Capell
as Leopold Hübner
👤
Gisella Mathews

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
2.35 : 1
Sound
4-Track Stereo
Color
Color
Filming Location
Austria
Production
Corona Filmproduktion, Orion Films, Titanus

🏷️ Keywords

vienna austriaparis francenewspaper headlineopera houseaudience

🎯 Categories

DramaMusicalRomance

⭐ Featured Review

Making Up For The Year Of Silence
by bkoganbing2008-02-28
7/10

"Released two months before his demise, For The First Time proved to be Mario Lanza's last film. While it's not the young Lanza in his prime, booming out Be My Love, it's still a good film to go out on. It's a Cinderella type fairy tale of a concert singer/Prince Charming who meets and falls for a deaf girl and spends his time looking to cure her affliction. One thing For The First Time has going for it are those European locations, especially the fabulous Isle of Capri. Capri is one of those places in the world where you cannot film anything that won't be beautiful. ..."

💡 Did You Know?

The film was shot at the Spandau Studios in Berlin and on location in 1958 in Capri, Italy; Salzburg, Austria; Berlin, Germany; and at the Rome Opera House.

📖 Synopsis

An opera singer with a bad attitude falls in love with a deaf girl who changes his life.