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Franco Zeffirelli
Director, Actor
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…
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