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Franco Zeffirelli

Franco Zeffirelli

Known For Directing
Birthday Feb 12, 1923
Died Jun 15, 2019 (96)
Birthplace Florence, Tuscany, Italy
Popularity 0.5 (history)
Updated Aug 09, 2025 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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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 Ita ... lian 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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Filmography

Callas: A Documentary

Callas: A Documentary

1978

as Narrator

Zeffirelli's Inferno

Zeffirelli's Inferno

2017

Writer

The Metropolitan Opera: La Bohème

The Metropolitan Opera: La Bohème

2014

Production Design

Callas Forever

Callas Forever

2002

Screenplay, Original Story

Tea with Mussolini

Tea with Mussolini

1999

Novel

Jane Eyre

Jane Eyre

1996

Screenplay

Hamlet

Hamlet

1990

Screenplay

Verdi: Otello

Verdi: Otello

1976

Stage Director

Romeo and Juliet

Romeo and Juliet

1968

Screenplay

The Taming of the Shrew

The Taming of the Shrew

1967

Screenplay

Maria Callas: At Covent Garden, 1962 and 1964

Maria Callas: At Covent Garden, 1962 and 1964

1962

Music Director, Stage Director

Zeffirelli's Inferno

Zeffirelli's Inferno

2017

Director

Callas Forever

Callas Forever

2002

Director

Aida

Aida

2001

Director

Tea with Mussolini

Tea with Mussolini

1999

Director

Jane Eyre

Jane Eyre

1996

Director

The King of Ads

The King of Ads

1991

Director

Hamlet

Hamlet

1990

Director

Endless Love

Endless Love

1981

Director

The Champ

The Champ

1979

Director

Romeo and Juliet

Romeo and Juliet

1968

Director

The Taming of the Shrew

The Taming of the Shrew

1967

Director

The Taming of the Shrew

The Taming of the Shrew

1967

Producer

Organization Category Movie
Television Credits

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Spécial cinéma

as Self

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Sep 25, 1974

Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields

as Self (archive footage)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 03, 2023

Le Grand Échiquier

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 12, 1972

Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 12, 1975

Legends

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 17, 2006

Apostrophes

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 10, 1975

aspekte

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 17, 1965

Vivement dimanche

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1998

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