Franco Zeffirelli
Gian Franco Corsi Zeffirelli KBE, Grande Ufficiale OMRI (12 February 1923 – 15 June 2019), commonly known as Franco Zeffirelli (Italian pronunciation: [ˈfraŋko dzeffiˈrɛlli]), was an Italian director and producer of operas, films and television. He was also a senator from 1994 until 2001 for the Italian centre-right Forza Italia party. Some of his operatic designs and productions have become worldwide classics. He was also known for several of the movies he directed, especially the 1968 version of Romeo and Juliet, for which he received an Academy Award nomination. His 1967 version of The Taming of the Shrew with Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton remains the best-known film adaptation of that play as well. His miniseries Jesus of Nazareth (1977) won both national and international acclaim and is still frequently shown on Christmas and Easter in many countries. A Grande Ufficiale OMRI of the Italian Republic since 1977, Zeffirelli also received an honorary British knighthood in 2004 when he was created a KBE. He was awarded the Premio Colosseo in 2009 by the city of Rome.
Filmography (32 titles)
7.4ShowPretty Baby: Brooke Shields
Self (archive footage) · 2023
5.5MovieFranco Zeffirelli: Rebel Conformist
Self · 2022
8.2MovieThe Opera House
Self (archive footage) · 2017
6.4MovieThe Go-Go Boys: The Inside Story of Cannon Films
Self · 2014
7.2MovieElectric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
Self - Director · 2014
5.2MovieThe Mystery of Dante
Self · 2014
7.5MovieDiscovering Hamlet
Self · 2011
Luchino Visconti: Life as in a Novel
Self · 2008
6.5MovieCallas Assoluta
Self (archive footage) · 2007
5.0ShowLegends
Self · 2006
MovieSartoria Tirelli - Vestire il cinema
Self · 2006
MovieMaria Callas: Living and Dying for Art and Love
Self · 2004
7.0MovieLuchino Visconti
Self · 2002
Dino De Laurentiis: The Last Movie Mogul
Self · 2001
Sternstunde Kunst
Self · 1998
3.6ShowVivement dimanche
Self · 1998
6.5MovieA Magic Friend: The Maestro Nino Rota
Self · 1994
8.0ShowTelevision
1985
StrataSphere: Portrait of Teresa Stratas
self · 1983
8.7MovieMy Name Is Anna Magnani
Self · 1980
7.0MovieCallas: A Documentary
Narrator · 1978
6.0ShowLes Rendez-vous du dimanche
Self · 1975
8.5ShowApostrophes
Self · 1975
9.5ShowSpécial cinéma
Self · 1974
MoviePulcinella - Ieri e oggi
Self - Documentary host · 1973
8.0ShowLe Grand Échiquier
Self · 1972
Film '72
Self · 1971
10.0MovieOur World
Self · 1967
MovieThe New Met: Countdown to Curtain
Self · 1966
aspekte
Self · 1965