Name
Franco Zeffirelli
Known For
Directing
Birthday
1923-02-12
Deathday
2019-06-15 (96 years old)
Place of Birth
Florence, Tuscany, Italy
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
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Romeo Montague and Juliet Capulet fall in love against the wishes of their feuding familie...
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As their romance unfolds, Jade and David's growing love for one another becomes the scorn ...
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Italy, 16th century. Petruchio, a choleric, lying and poor rural landowner from Verona, ar...
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A documentary about the rise and fall of the Cannon Film Group, the legendary independent ...
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In his delirium from his return from war, Francesco Bernardone goes back in his memories t...
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In 1930s fascist Italy, adolescent Luca just lost his mother. His father, a callous busine...
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- 2002 Luchino Visconti as Self
- 1947 Angelina as Filippo Garrone
- 1967 Our World as Self
- 2011 Discovering Hamlet as Self
- 2014 The Mystery of Dante as Self
- 2022 Franco Zeffirelli: Rebel Conformist as Self
- 2014 Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films as Self - Director
- 2007 Callas Assoluta as Self (archive footage)
- 2001 Dino De Laurentiis: The Last Movie Mogul as Self
- 2014 The Go-Go Boys: The Inside Story of Cannon Films as Self
- 1966 The New Met: Countdown to Curtain as Self
- 1980 My Name Is Anna Magnani as Self
- 1978 Callas: A Documentary as Narrator
- 2008 Luchino Visconti: Life as in a Novel as Self
- 2017 The Opera House as Self (archive footage)
- 2006 Sartoria Tirelli - Vestire il cinema as Self
- 2004 Maria Callas: Living and Dying for Art and Love as Self
- 1973 Pulcinella - Ieri e oggi as Self - Documentary host
- 1983 StrataSphere: Portrait of Teresa Stratas as self
- 2023 Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields ( 1 episode ) as Self (archive footage)
- 1974 Spécial cinéma ( 3 episodes ) as Self
- 1972 Le Grand Échiquier ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1975 Les Rendez-vous du dimanche ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2006 Legends ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1975 Apostrophes ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1965 aspekte ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1998 Vivement dimanche ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1961 Tempo ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1998 Sternstunde Kunst ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1971 Film '72 ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1985 Television ( 1 episode )
- 1978 The South Bank Show ( 1 episode )
