Franco Zeffirelli

Directing·Feb 12, 1923·Florence, Tuscany, Italy

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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.

Film	Credit
Georges Bizet: Carmen2022 · Director	Director
Franco Zeffirelli: Rebel Conformist2022 · Self	Self
Turandot2022 · Director	Director
CCarmen aus der Arena von Verona2022 · Director	Director
The Metropolitan Opera: Turandot2022 · Director	Director
Arena di Verona: Il Trovatore2020 · Director	Director
La Traviata - Arena di Verona2019 · Director	Director
The Metropolitan Opera: La Bohème2018 · Director	Director
The Opera House2017 · Self (archive footage)	Self (archive footage)
Zeffirelli's Inferno2017 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
Don Giovanni2015 · Director	Director
The Go-Go Boys: The Inside Story of Cannon Films2014 · Self	Self
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films2014 · Self - Director	Self - Director
Carmen (Arena di Verona)2014 · Director	Director
The Mystery of Dante2014 · Self	Self
Discovering Hamlet2011 · Self	Self
Turandot - Puccini - Live from Verona2011 · Director	Director
Carmen2010 · Director	Director
LLuchino Visconti: Life as in a Novel2008 · Self	Self
Puccini: La Bohème2008 · Director	Director
Callas Assoluta2007 · Self (archive footage)	Self (archive footage)
Verdi: Aida2006 · Director	Director
Sartoria Tirelli - Vestire il cinema2006 · Self	Self
La Boheme2004 · Director	Director
Madama Butterfly2004 · Director	Director
Maria Callas: Living and Dying for Art and Love2004 · Self	Self
Callas Forever2002 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
Luchino Visconti2002 · Self	Self
La Traviata2002 · Director	Director
DDino De Laurentiis: The Last Movie Mogul2001 · Self	Self
Aida2001 · Director	Director
Don Giovanni2000 · Director	Director
Tea with Mussolini1999 · Director	Director
Carmen1997 · Director	Director
Jane Eyre1996 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
A Magic Friend: The Maestro Nino Rota1994 · Self	Self
Sparrow1994 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
Falstaff1993 · Director	Director
Don Carlo1992 · Director	Director
The King of Ads1991 · Director	Director
Hamlet1990 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
12 Directors for 12 Cities1989 · Director	Director
Young Toscanini1988 · Director	Director
Pagliacci1987 · Director	Director
Turandot1987 · Director	Director
Otello1986 · Director	Director
Tosca1985 · Director	Director
SStrataSphere: Portrait of Teresa Stratas1983 · self	self

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