As Director
The Metropolitan Opera: Turandot
2022
7.0
Franco Zeffirelli
Acting
Birth Date
February 12, 1923
Place of Birth
Florence, Tuscany, Italy
Date of Death
June 15, 2019
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.
Complete Filmography
As Director
The Metropolitan Opera: La Bohème
2018
9.0
As Actor
The Opera House
2017
8.2
As Actor
Discovering Hamlet
2011
7.0
As Actor
Callas Assoluta
2007
6.5
As Director, As Writer
Callas Forever
2002
6.4
As Actor
Luchino Visconti
2002
6.2
As Director, As Writer
Tea with Mussolini
1999
6.5
As Director, As Writer
Jane Eyre
1996
6.9
As Actor
A Magic Friend: The Maestro Nino Rota
1994
6.0
As Director, As Writer
Sparrow
1994
7.4
As Director
Falstaff
1993
7.5
As Director, As Writer
Hamlet
1990
6.6
As Director
12 Directors for 12 Cities
1989
5.0
As Director
Young Toscanini
1988
5.9
As Director
Turandot
1987
6.4
As Director
Otello
1986
5.9
As Director
Tosca
1985
7.0
As Director
La traviata
1982
7.2
As Director
Endless Love
1981
5.7