Franco Zeffirelli
Personal Info
Know For
Directing
Gender
Male
Birthday
1923-02-12 (96 years old)
Deathday
2019-06-15
Place of Birth
Florence, Tuscany, Italy
Also known As
Gianfranco Corsi
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 Richar...
Acting
1994
2002
as Self
1947
as Filippo Garrone
1967
as Self
2011
as Self
2014
as Self
2022
2014
as Self - Director
2007
as Self (archive footage)
2001
1966
1980
as Self
1978
as Narrator
2008
2017
as Self (archive footage)
2006
Production
1990
as Director
1990
as Screenplay
1972
as Director
1972
as Screenplay
1999
as Novel
1999
as Director
1979
as Director
1968
as Director
1967
as Director
1967
as Screenplay
1967
as Producer
2011
as Stage Director
1994
as Director
1994
as Screenplay
1996
as Screenplay
1996
as Director
2002
as Director
1982
as Director
1982
as Adaptation
1981
as Director
1958
as Director
1989
as Director
1987
as Director
1986
as Director
2001
as Director
2019
as Director
1988
as Director
1988
as Original Story
1965
as Director
1955
as First Assistant Director
1990
as Production Design
2022
as Director
2008
as Director
2002
as Screenplay
2002
as Original Story
1976
as Stage Director
1992
as Director
2006
as Director
2017
as Director
2017
as Writer
1968
as Screenplay
2003
as Stage Director
1987
as Director
2009
as Production Design
1987
as Production Design
1949
as Assistant Director
2014
as Director
1952
as Assistant Director
1953
as First Assistant Director
2022
as Director
1978
as Director
1954
as Assistant Director
2010
as Director
1997
as Director
1958
as Screenplay
1985
as Set Designer
1965
as Production Design
2014
as Production Design
2004
as Director
1982
as Director
1966
as Director
2002
as Director
1991
as Director
2004
as Director
2018
as Director
1982
as Director
1978
as Director
2020
as Director
1982
as Production Design
1986
as Adaptation
1986
as Production Design
1993
as Director
2019
as Production Design
2019
as Set Designer
1985
as Director
2018
as Production Design
2018
as Set Designer
1982
as Production Design
1982
as Set Designer
1993
as Production Design
1993
as Set Designer
1964
as Lighting Supervisor
1964
as Director
1977
as Stage Director
1962
as Music Director
1962
as Stage Director
2005
as Director
1967
as Stage Director
2000
as Production Design
2000
as Director
1978
as Director
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