Franco Zeffirelli
Director, Actor
Films to Rent
- Taming of the Shrew (1966)
- Dir. Franco Zeffirelli
Feat. Richard Burton, Elizabeth Taylor
- Famous couple Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor star as Petruchio and Katharina in this spirited parody of gender role plays. Zeffirelli succeeds…
- Romeo and Juliet (1968)
- Dir. Franco Zeffirelli
Feat. Olivia Hussey, Leonard Whiting, Milo O'Shea…
- Definitive screen version has the lovelorn couple played by teenagers, the costume designer working overtime and a youthful, fashionable feel to it.…
- Brother Sun, Sister Moon (1973)
- Dir. Franco Zeffirelli
Feat. Graham Faulkner, Judi Bowker
- This flower–child rendition of the early years of St. Francis of Assisi draws a parallel to the hippy ethos. Songs by Donovan, script by Lena…
- Jesus of Nazareth (Mini Series) (1977)
- Dir. Franco Zeffirelli
Feat. Robert Powell, Laurence Olivier, Anne Bancroft…
- Touched by the hand of Franco Zeffirelli and a who's–who of famous thesps, this is the most respectfully detailed and complete retelling of the…
- Champ, The (1979)
- Dir. Franco Zeffirelli
Feat. Jon Voight, Faye Dunaway, Rick Schroder…
- Franco Zeffirelli's sentimental remake of the 1931 Academy Award–winning film stars Jon Voight as a debt–ridden Florida…
- Endless Love (1981)
- Dir. Franco Zeffirelli
Feat. Brooke Shields
- Brooke Shields is the saving grace of this fiasco made of Scott Spencer's acclaimed novel about an obsessive teenage romance.
- Pagliacci (Leoncavallo) (1982)
- Dir. Franco Zeffirelli
Feat. Teresa Stratas, Placido Domingo
- Teatro alla Scala Orchestra/Chorus. Conductor: Georges Pretre.
- Otello (Othello) (1986)
- Dir. Franco Zeffirelli
Feat. Placido Domingo, Katia Ricciarelli, Justino Diaz
- Exemplary operatic film with Placido Domingo perfectly attuned to the tenor of the title character.
- Turandot (Puccini) (1988)
- Dir. Franco Zeffirelli
Feat. Placido Domingo
- One of the finest versions of Puccini's opera is this filmed version of 1988 Metropolitan Opera production featuring Placido Domingo, Eva Marton and…
- Hamlet (1990)
- Dir. Franco Zeffirelli
Feat. Mel Gibson, Glenn Close, Alan Bates…
- Mel Gibson pulls off a creditable lead performance as the melancholy Dane, certainly aided by the director's eye for detail, and top supporting…
- Jane Eyre (1996)
- Dir. Franco Zeffirelli
Feat. Charlotte Gainsbourg, Anna Paquin, William Hurt…
- Zeffirelli's version of Charlotte Bronte's gothic romance, filmed in appropriately murky hues, preserves the sombre integrity of the novel. Charlotte…
- Tea with Mussolini (1999)
- Dir. Franco Zeffirelli
Feat. Judi Dench, Joan Plowright, Maggie Smith…
- Dir. Franco Zeffirelli's childhood memoirs form the basis of this well–mannered period fancy that draws weight from the grand Dames of British…
- Callas Forever (2003)
- Dir. Franco Zeffirelli
Feat. Fanny Ardant, Jeremy Irons, Joan Plowright
- Dir. Franco Zeffirelli pays glorious homage to his longtime friend and colleague, the late opera legend Maria Callas, and the result is…