Franco Zeffirelli
Biography
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.
Known For
Vivement dimanche
1998
The South Bank Show
1978
Apostrophes
1975
Spécial cinéma
1974
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
1975
Film '72
1971
Le Grand Échiquier
1972
aspekte
1965
Legends
2006
Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields
2023
Sternstunde Kunst
1998
Tempo
1961
Filmography
Vivement dimanche
as Self · 1998
The South Bank Show
· 1978
Apostrophes
as Self · 1975
Spécial cinéma
as Self · 1974
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
as Self · 1975
Film '72
as Self · 1971
Le Grand Échiquier
as Self · 1972
aspekte
as Self · 1965
Legends
as Self · 2006
Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields
as Self (archive footage) · 2023
Sternstunde Kunst
as Self · 1998
Tempo
as Self · 1961
Television
· 1985
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
as Self - Director · 2014
The Go-Go Boys: The Inside Story of Cannon Films
as Self · 2014
Callas Assoluta
as Self (archive footage) · 2007
Luchino Visconti: Life as in a Novel
as Self · 2008
The Mystery of Dante
as Self · 2014
Sartoria Tirelli - Vestire il cinema
as Self · 2006
Luchino Visconti
as Self · 2002
Franco Zeffirelli: Rebel Conformist
as Self · 2022
Dino De Laurentiis: The Last Movie Mogul
as Self · 2001
Discovering Hamlet
as Self · 2011
My Name Is Anna Magnani
as Self · 1980
Maria Callas: Living and Dying for Art and Love
as Self · 2004
A Magic Friend: The Maestro Nino Rota
as Self · 1994
Angelina
as Filippo Garrone · 1947
Our World
as Self · 1967
Pulcinella - Ieri e oggi
as Self - Documentary host · 1973
StrataSphere: Portrait of Teresa Stratas
as self · 1983
The Opera House
as Self (archive footage) · 2017
The New Met: Countdown to Curtain
as Self · 1966
Callas: A Documentary
as Narrator · 1978