Franco Zeffirelli
Directing
Born: February 12, 1923 · Florence, Tuscany, Italy
Died: June 15, 2019 (aged 96)
Highest Rated
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
Romeo and Juliet
1968
Jesus of Nazareth
1977
Hamlet
1990
Bellissima
1952
Senso
1954
Endless Love
1981
Jane Eyre
1996
The Champ
1979
The Taming of the Shrew
1967
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
2014
La Terra Trema
1949
Tea with Mussolini
1999
Photos (4)
Movies (2)
TV Shows (1)
Self / Appearances (23)
Apostrophes
Self · 1 eps
Spécial cinéma
Self · 3 eps
Vivement dimanche
Self · 1 eps
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
Self · 1 eps
Le Grand Échiquier
Self · 1 eps
Legends
Self · 1 eps
Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields
Self (archive footage) · 1 eps
Tempo
Self · 1 eps
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
Self - Director
Discovering Hamlet
Self
The Go-Go Boys: The Inside Story of Cannon Films
Self
Callas Assoluta
Self (archive footage)
Maria Callas: Living and Dying for Art and Love
Self
The Mystery of Dante
Self
My Name Is Anna Magnani
Self
Franco Zeffirelli: Rebel Conformist
Self
Sartoria Tirelli - Vestire il cinema
Self
Luchino Visconti
Self
Our World
Self
The Opera House
Self (archive footage)
A Magic Friend: The Maestro Nino Rota
Self
Pulcinella - Ieri e oggi
Self - Documentary host
The New Met: Countdown to Curtain
Self
Directing (64)
Jesus of Nazareth
Director
Romeo and Juliet
Director
Jane Eyre
Director
Endless Love
Director
The Taming of the Shrew
Director
Hamlet
Director
La Bohème
Director
The Champ
Director
Bizet: Carmen
Stage Director
Senso
Assistant Director
Tea with Mussolini
Director
The Bachelor
First Assistant Director
The Metropolitan Opera: La Bohème
Director
Brother Sun, Sister Moon
Director
The King of Ads
Director
Puccini: La Bohème
Director
Puccini: La Bohème
Stage Director
Sparrow
Director
The Metropolitan Opera: Turandot
Director
Bellissima
Assistant Director
Cavalleria rusticana
Director
Much Ado About Nothing
Stage Director
Aida
Director
Don Giovanni
Director
La Terra Trema
Assistant Director
Callas Forever
Director
Young Toscanini
Director
La traviata
Director
12 Directors for 12 Cities
Director
Pagliacci
Director
Lorenzaccio
Stage Director
Otello
Director
Falstaff
Director
Empty Eyes
First Assistant Director
Turandot
Director
Verdi: Otello
Stage Director
Don Giovanni
Director
Madama Butterfly
Director
Camping
Director
Cavalleria Rusticana/Pagliacci
Director
Carmen
Director
Carmen
Director
The Metropolitan Opera: Turandot
Director
Maria Callas: At Covent Garden, 1962 and 1964
Stage Director
Tosca
Director
La Boheme
Director
The Metropolitan Opera: La Bohème
Stage Director
The Metropolitan Opera: La Bohème
Director
La Traviata
Director
For Florence
Director
Arena di Verona: Il Trovatore
Director
Carmen
Director
Don Carlo
Director
Verdi: Aida
Director
La Bohème
Director
Carmen (Arena di Verona)
Director
Otello - The Met
Director
Georges Bizet: Carmen
Director
Puccini: La bohème
Director
Turandot - Puccini - Live from Verona
Director
Zeffirelli's Inferno
Director
La Traviata - Arena di Verona
Director
Maria Callas Sings Tosca, Act II
Director
Turandot
Director
Writing (15)
Jesus of Nazareth
Writer
Romeo and Juliet
Screenplay
Jane Eyre
Screenplay
The Taming of the Shrew
Screenplay
Hamlet
Screenplay
Tea with Mussolini
Novel
Brother Sun, Sister Moon
Screenplay
Sparrow
Screenplay
Callas Forever
Original Story
Callas Forever
Screenplay
Young Toscanini
Original Story
La traviata
Adaptation
Otello
Adaptation
Camping
Screenplay
Zeffirelli's Inferno
Writer
Producing (1)
Other Crew (22)
Jesus of Nazareth
Creator
La Bohème
Production Design
The Metropolitan Opera: La Bohème
Production Design
The Metropolitan Opera: La Bohème
Set Designer
Who's Afraid of Opera?
Costume Designer
The Metropolitan Opera: Turandot
Set Designer
The Metropolitan Opera: Turandot
Production Design
La traviata
Production Design
Otello
Production Design
Falstaff
Production Design
Falstaff
Set Designer
Turandot
Production Design
Don Giovanni
Production Design
Maria Callas: At Covent Garden, 1962 and 1964
Music Director
Tosca
Set Designer
Arena di Verona: Il Trovatore
Set Designer
La Bohème
Production Design
The Metropolitan Opera: La Bohème
Production Design
Puccini: La bohème
Production Design
Puccini: La bohème
Set Designer
Puccini: Turandot
Production Design
Maria Callas Sings Tosca, Act II
Lighting Supervisor