Franco Zeffirelli
1923–2019 · Italian director and politician
Gian Franco Corsi Zeffirelli was an Italian stage and film director, producer, production designer and politician. He was one of the most significant opera and theatre directors of the post–World War II era, gaining both acclaim and notoriety for his lavish stagings of classical works, as well as his film adaptations of the same.
Franco Zeffirelli, in order
- 1947 Angelina: acted · directed by Luigi Zampa
- 1948 La Terra Trema: directed
- 1957 Camping: directed, wrote
- 1966 Florence: Days of Destruction: directed, wrote
- 1967 The Taming of the Shrew: directed, wrote, produced · critics 80%, audiences 73% · streaming on fuboTV
- 1968 Romeo and Juliet: directed, wrote · critics 95%, audiences 74% · streaming on Hoopla
- 1972 Brother Sun, Sister Moon: directed, wrote · critics 47%, audiences 77% · streaming on Hoopla
- 1977 Born For Us (short film): directed
- 1977 Bread Of Eternal Life (short film): directed
- 1977 Friend Of Sinners (short film): directed
- 1977 He Who Calls (short film): directed
- 1977 Jesus of Nazareth (TV series): directed, wrote · streaming on Peacock, Plex, Fawesome
- 1977 Liberator Of The Oppressed (short film): directed
- 1977 Messiah Of Love (short film): directed
- 1977 Prophet Of Truth (short film): directed
- 1977 Sent By God (short film): directed
- 1977 The Awaited Messiah (short film): directed
- 1977 The Forgiving Lord (short film): directed
- 1977 The Innocent Condemned (short film): directed
- 1977 The Man Of The Beatitudes (short film): directed
- 1977 The Risen Lord Living Forever (short film): directed
- 1979 The Champ: directed
- 1980 My Name Is Anna Magnani: acted · directed by Chris Vermorcken
- 1981 Endless Love: directed · critics 29%, audiences 50% · streaming on Hoopla, Fandango at Home (free), Tubi
- 1982 Cavalleria rusticana (TV movie): directed
- 1982 La Traviata: directed, wrote
- 1982 Pagliacci (TV movie): directed
- 1986 Otello: directed, wrote
- 1988 Young Toscanini: directed, wrote
- 1989 12 registi per 12 città: directed
- 1990 Hamlet: directed, wrote · critics 76%, audiences 59% · streaming on Prime Video, Roku Channel, Kanopy
- 1992 Don Carlo (TV movie): directed
- 1993 Sparrow: directed, wrote
- 1996 Jane Eyre: directed, wrote
- 1999 A Magic Friend: The Maestro Nino Rota: acted · directed by Mario Monicelli
- 1999 Luchino Visconti: acted · directed by Carlo Lizzani
- 1999 Tea with Mussolini: directed, wrote · critics 67%, audiences 76%
- 2002 Callas Forever: directed, wrote
- 2012 Their Italy (TV series): acted
- 2014 Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films: acted · directed by Mark Hartley
- 2014 The Mystery of Dante: acted · directed by Louis Nero