Franco Zeffirelli
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- February 12, 1923
- Died
- June 15, 2019
- Birthplace
- Florence, Tuscany, Italy
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.
Filmography
- Omaggio a Roma
Omaggio a Roma TBA
Director
Piero Bargellini - il sindaco dell'alluvione 2026
as Himself (Archive footage)
The Metropolitan Opera: La Bohème 2025
Stage Director, Director
- Giacomo Puccini: Turandot
Giacomo Puccini: Turandot 2024
Stage Director
Georges Bizet: Carmen 2022
Director
Franco Zeffirelli: Rebel Conformist 2022
as Self
Turandot 2022
Director
- La Traviata
La Traviata 2022
Stage Director, Production Design
- Carmen aus der Arena von Verona
Carmen aus der Arena von Verona 2022
Director
The Metropolitan Opera: Turandot 2022
Director
Arena di Verona: Il Trovatore 2020
Director, Set Designer
La Bohème - Wiener Staatsoper 2019
Director
The Metropolitan Opera: Turandot 2019
Set Designer, Production Design, Director
La Traviata - Arena di Verona 2019
Director
The Metropolitan Opera: La Bohème 2018
Director, Production Design, Set Designer
The Opera House 2017
as Self (archive footage)
Zeffirelli's Inferno 2017
Director, Writer
Don Giovanni 2015
Director
The Go-Go Boys: The Inside Story of Cannon Films 2014
as Self
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films 2014
as Self - Director
Carmen (Arena di Verona) 2014
Director
The Metropolitan Opera: La Bohème 2014
Production Design
The Mystery of Dante 2014
as Self
Discovering Hamlet 2011
as Self
Turandot - Puccini - Live from Verona 2011
Director
Carmen 2010
Director
Puccini: Turandot 2009
Production Design
- Luchino Visconti: Life as in a Novel
Luchino Visconti: Life as in a Novel 2008
as Self
Puccini: La Bohème 2008
Director, Stage Director
Callas Assoluta 2007
as Self (archive footage)
Verdi: Aida 2006
Director
Sartoria Tirelli - Vestire il cinema 2006
as Self
La Boheme 2004
Director
Madama Butterfly 2004
Director
Maria Callas: Living and Dying for Art and Love 2004
as Self
Bizet: Carmen 2003
Stage Director
Callas Forever 2002
Director, Screenplay, Original Story
Luchino Visconti 2002
as Self
La Traviata 2002
Director
- Dino De Laurentiis: The Last Movie Mogul
Dino De Laurentiis: The Last Movie Mogul 2001
as Self
Aida 2001
Director
Don Giovanni 2000
Production Design, Director
Tea with Mussolini 1999
Director, Novel
Carmen 1997
Director
Jane Eyre 1996
Director, Screenplay
A Magic Friend: The Maestro Nino Rota 1994
as Self
Sparrow 1994
Director, Screenplay
Falstaff 1993
Director, Production Design, Set Designer
Don Carlo 1992
Director
The King of Ads 1991
Director
Hamlet 1990
Director, Screenplay
- Don Giovanni
Don Giovanni 1990
Production Design
12 Directors for 12 Cities 1989
Director
Young Toscanini 1988
Director, Original Story
Pagliacci 1987
Director
Turandot 1987
Production Design, Director
Otello 1986
Director, Adaptation, Production Design
Tosca 1985
Set Designer, Director
- StrataSphere: Portrait of Teresa Stratas
StrataSphere: Portrait of Teresa Stratas 1983
as self
La traviata 1982
Director, Adaptation, Production Design
Cavalleria rusticana 1982
Director
Puccini: La bohème 1982
Director, Production Design, Set Designer
Endless Love 1981
Director
My Name Is Anna Magnani 1980
as Self
The Champ 1979
Director
La Bohème 1979
Production Design, Director
Carmen 1978
Director
Otello - The Met 1978
Director
Callas: A Documentary 1978
as Narrator
Cavalleria Rusticana/Pagliacci 1978
Director
Lorenzaccio 1977
Stage Director
Verdi: Otello 1976
Stage Director
Pulcinella - Ieri e oggi 1973
as Self - Documentary host
Brother Sun, Sister Moon 1972
Director, Screenplay
Romeo and Juliet 1968
Director, Screenplay
Our World 1967
as Self
The Taming of the Shrew 1967
Screenplay, Producer, Director
Much Ado About Nothing 1967
Stage Director
For Florence 1966
Director
The New Met: Countdown to Curtain 1966
as Self
La Bohème - Teatro alla Scala 1965
Director, Production Design
Maria Callas Sings Tosca, Act II 1964
Director, Lighting Supervisor
Maria Callas: At Covent Garden, 1962 and 1964 1962
Music Director, Stage Director
Camping 1958
Director, Screenplay
The Bachelor 1955
First Assistant Director
Senso 1954
Assistant Director
Empty Eyes 1953
First Assistant Director
Bellissima 1952
Assistant Director
La Terra Trema 1949
Assistant Director
Angelina 1947
as Filippo Garrone
- L'ACCADEMIA MUSICALE CHIGIANA
L'ACCADEMIA MUSICALE CHIGIANA 1947
Scenic Artist, Costume Coordinator
Credits from TMDB.