Mario Lanza: The American Caruso (1995) Rating: Starring: Mario Lanza Director: John Musilli Category: Classics, Classics, Documentary Studio: Kultur Subtitles: Length: 70 mins     Hosted by Placido Domingo Mario Lanza did more to bring classical music and opera to the masses through the popular art of movies than anyone before or since. His one-of-a-kind tenor voice was known to millions through such hit films as The Great Caruso and The Toast Of New Orleans, and on such chart-topping records as Be My Love and Arrividerci Roma. The chubby "Singing Truck Driver" from Philadelphia became a Hollywood legend, only to be destroyed through his own excess. In a brief twelve years, Lanza went from being a top box office star to a has-been whose overeating, womanizing and erratic behavior destroyed his career. In the end, at the tragically young age of 38, he died alone and near-penniless in a diet clinic under mysterious circumstances. Through clips from his most popular films and recordings, and through interviews with co-workers Zsa Zsa Gabor, Anna Moffo, Kathryn Grayson and Joe Pasternak, Mario Lanza's turbulent life is frankly presented. This revealing video profile presents the highs and the lows of the remarkable all-American talent that was Mario Lanza.