Franco Zeffirelli
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Franco Zeffirelli, KBE (Hon), (born 12 February 1923) is an Italian film director and producer of films and television and opera director and designer. He has also been a politician (The People of Freedom). He is known for his film version of Romeo and Juliet (1968), for which he was nominated for an Academy Award. His television mini-series Jesus of Nazareth (1977) also won acclaim and is still shown on Easter weekend in many countries. Zeffirelli was a member of the Italian Senate from 1994 to 2001, representing the Forza Italia party (which later became The People of Freedom). Description above from the Wikipedia article Franco Zeffirelli, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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- Born:
- Feb 12, 1923 In Florence, Tuscany, Italy
- Movie/TV Credits:
- 8
- First Appeared:
- In the movie Angelina 1947-11-12
- Latest Project:
- Movie The Go-Go Boys: The Inside Story of Cannon Films 2014-10-22
Known For
Filmography
| Movie | The Mystery of Dante | Self | 2014-02-14 |
| Movie | Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films | Self - Director | 2014-10-06 |
| Movie | The Go-Go Boys: The Inside Story of Cannon Films | Self | 2014-10-22 |
| Movie | Discovering Hamlet | Self | 2011-11-01 |
| Movie | Callas Assoluta | Self (archive footage) | 2007-12-20 |
| Movie | Luchino Visconti | Self | 1999-09-06 |
| Movie | My Name Is Anna Magnani | Self | 1980-09-30 |
| Movie | Angelina | Filippo Garrone | 1947-11-12 |