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Romeo and Juliet (Zeffirelli) (1968)
7.6/10
Director: Franco Zeffirelli
Starring: Olivia Hussey, Milo O'Shea, Leonard Whiting, Michael York
One of the most popular film adaptations of Shakespeare's classic, the recipient of international acclaim and four Academy Award nominations. Starring... Read more
Jane Eyre (1995)
7.4/10
Director: Franco Zeffirelli
Starring: William Hurt, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Anna Paquin
Franco Zeffirelli delivers with this adaptation of Charlotte Bronte's novel. Jane, tortured while at boarding school, finds happiness as a Governess -... Read more
Romeo and Juliet (Zeffirelli) ( Blu-ray ) (1968)
7.6/10
Director: Franco Zeffirelli
Starring: Leonard Whiting, Michael York, Milo O'Shea, Olivia Hussey, John McEnery
One of the most popular film adaptations of Shakespeare's classic, the recipient of international acclaim and four Academy Award nominations. Starring... Read more
The Taming Of The Shrew (1967)
7.2/10
Director: Franco Zeffirelli
Starring: Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton, Cyril Cusack, Michael Hordern, Alfred Lynch, A...
An exquisite mounting of Shakespeare's comic look at male-female relationships stars Richard Burton as Petruchio, the wily gentleman from Verona who t... Read more
Jesus of Nazareth (1977)
8.5/10
Director: Franco Zeffirelli
Starring: Robert Powell, Olivia Hussey, Anne Bancroft, Ernest Borgnine, Claudia Cardinale,...
Franco Zeffirelli's highly acclaimed version of the life of Jesus. This epic, moving drama, filmed in Tunisia and Morocco, features a stellar internat... Read more
The Champ (1979)
6.8/10
Director: Franco Zeffirelli
Starring: Jon Voight, Faye Dunaway, Rick Schroder, Jack Warden, Arthur Hill
Director Franco Zeffirelli's emotional updating of the 1931 classic father-son drama stars Jon Voight as a down-and-out boxer who battles for a comeba... Read more
Brother Sun, Sister Moon (1972)
7.2/10
Director: Franco Zeffirelli
Starring: Alec Guinness, Graham Faulkner, Judi Bowker, Leigh Lawson
Franco Zeffirelli relates the tale of St. Francis of Assisi, an Italian soldier who returns from the Crusades and dismisses his family's material weal... Read more
Otello (1986)
7.2/10
Director: Franco Zeffirelli
Starring: Placido Domingo, Katia Ricciarelli, Justino Diaz
Placido Domingo stars in one of his most famous roles - as the Moor in Giuseppe Verdi's great opera, 'Otello'. This production, shot on location, was... Read more
Endless Love (1981)
4.8/10
Director: Franco Zeffirelli
Starring: Brooke Shields, Martin Hewitt, Shirley Knight, Don Murray, Richard Kiley
Zeferelli's contemporary take on Romeo and Juliet is adapted from the novel by Scott Spencer. A powerul story about the doomed love between 17-year-o... Read more
Maria Callas at Covent Garden 1962 and 1964 (1964)
Director: Franco Zeffirelli
Starring: Maria Callas
Recorded live at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London 1962 and 1964. Includes selections from; Verdi's "Don Carlo", Bizet's "Carmen", and Pucc... Read more
Tea with Mussolini (1999)
6.9/10
Director: Franco Zeffirelli
Starring: Cher , Judi Dench, Joan Plowright, Maggie Smith, Lily Tomlin, Baird Wallace, Cha...
This poignant autobiographical tale from director Franco Zeffirelli is set in Florence, Italy and covers the years 1935 to 1945 in the life of a boy n... Read more
La Traviata (2002)
7.9/10
Director: Franco Zeffirelli
Starring: Stefania Bonfadelli, Annely Peebo, Paola Leveroni, Scott Piper
Acclaimed director Franco Zeffirelli ("Romeo and Juliet") presents Verdi's "La Traviata" recorded at the Teatro Giuseppe Verdi, Busseto, February 2002... Read more
Hamlet (Gibson) (1990)
7.8/10
Director: Franco Zeffirelli
Starring: Alan Bates, Glenn Close, Mel Gibson, Paul Scofield, Ian Holm, Helena Bonham Cart...
'God has given you one face, and you make yourselves another' wrote William Shakespeare in his classic tale of vengeance and obsession. Franco Zeffire... Read more
Jesus of Nazareth (Blu-Ray) (1977)
8.5/10
Director: Franco Zeffirelli
Starring: Anne Bancroft, Anthony Quinn, Christopher Plummer, Claudia Cardinale, Donald Ple...
Beginning before the Nativity and extending through the Crucifixion and Resurrection, this mini-series brings to life all of the sweeping drama in the... Read more
Aida (2007)
5.5/10
Director: Franco Zeffirelli
Starring: Violeta Urmana, Roberto Alagna
Franco Zeffirelli's return to La Scala after more than 20 years was an operatic sensation. Under the baton of Maestro Riccardo Chailly, a superb cast... Read more
La Traviata (1982)
6.9/10
Director: Franco Zeffirelli
Starring: Teresa Stratas, Placido Domingo
"(Teresa) Stratas not only sings magnificently but also looks the role ... She is a screen presence as riveting to watch as to listen to ... Having ca... Read more
Cavalleria Rusticana / Pagliacci (1982)
4.9/10
Director: Franco Zeffirelli
Starring: Placido Domingo, Elena Obraztsova, Fedora Barbieri, Juan Pons, Teresa Stratas
Two classic operas - Mascagni's 'Cavalleria Rusticana' performed by the La Scala Theatre Orchestra and Choir. Artists include: Placido Domingo and Ele... Read more
Callas Forever (2002)
6.6/10
Director: Franco Zeffirelli
Starring: Fanny Ardant, Jeremy Irons, Joan Plowright
It took director Franco Zeffirelli a quarter of a century to figure out how best to pay homage on screen to his longtime friend and colleague, opera l... Read more
Met Opera: La Boheme (2008)
Director: Franco Zeffirelli, Gary Halvorson
Starring: Angela Gheorghiu, Ramon Vargas, Ainhoa Arteta, Ludovic Tezier, Quinn Kelsey, Ore...
A magnificent cast comes together for Franco Zeffirelli's iconic production of the Puccini favourite. The exciting young conductor Nicola Luisotti pre... Read more