---
title: 'For the First Time (1959)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Rudolph Maté'
released: '1959-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 96
genres:
  - 'Music'
  - 'Romance'
countries:
  - 'Germany'
  - 'Italy'
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/for-the-first-time-1959'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0052817/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# For the First Time (1959)

1959 · 96 min · Music, Romance · Germany, Italy, United States


## Synopsis

For the First Time is a 1959 musical film directed by Rudolph Maté and starring Mario Lanza, Johanna von Koczian, Kurt Kasznar, and Zsa Zsa Gabor. It was tenor star Mario Lanza's final film, released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer six weeks before his death. Lanza stars as an operatic tenor who finds love for the first time with a young German woman, who happens to be deaf.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Rudolph Maté](https://cinepixo.com/people/rudolph-mate)
- **Screenplay:** [Andrew Solt](https://cinepixo.com/people/andrew-solt)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Georgie Stoll](https://cinepixo.com/people/georgie-stoll)

## Cast

- [Kurt Kasznar](https://cinepixo.com/people/kurt-kasznar)
- [Mario Lanza](https://cinepixo.com/people/mario-lanza)
- [Johanna von Koczian](https://cinepixo.com/people/johanna-von-koczian)
- [Annie Rosar](https://cinepixo.com/people/annie-rosar)
- [Sandro Giglio](https://cinepixo.com/people/sandro-giglio)
- [Hans Söhnker](https://cinepixo.com/people/hans-sohnker)
- [Renzo Cesana](https://cinepixo.com/people/renzo-cesana)
- [Walter Rilla](https://cinepixo.com/people/walter-rilla)
- [Peter Capell](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-capell)
- [Nico](https://cinepixo.com/people/nico)
- [Zsa Zsa Gabor](https://cinepixo.com/people/zsa-zsa-gabor)

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