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Birth Name: Gian Franco Corsi Zeffirelli
Born: 12 February 1923 Died: 15 June 2019
Country of origin: 
Italy
Height: 5' 8"
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Your essential guide to Italian classic cinema
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Great Italian Directors
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Razzie Worst Director nominees
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Born in Florence on February 12, 1923, Franco Zeffirelli began his career as an actor, appearing in several of Luchino Visconti's stage plays. In the late 1940s and early 1950s, he was Visconti's assistant on such films as La Terra Trema, Bellissima and Senso. In 1945, he began a successful career as a costume designer for operas and stage plays. Since the early 1950s he has directed numerous operas and plays in London, Milan, New York and other cities and has gained a reputation for the opulence of his productions, many of which he still designs.
Zeffirelli made his debut as a film director in the late 1960s with the highly
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2. Hamlet
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3. Jane Eyre (1996)
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4. The Taming of the Shrew (1967)
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5. Tea with Mussolini (1999)
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2. Hamlet
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3. Jane Eyre (1996)
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4. The Taming of the Shrew (1967)
| Rating: | 127 Watched |
5. Tea with Mussolini (1999)
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1. Jesus of Nazareth (1977)
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1. Jesus of Nazareth (1977)
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1. Late Show with David Letterman (1993)
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2. Today (1952)
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3. Quelli che... il calcio (1993)
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5. Vivement dimanche (1998)
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2. L'onorevole Angelina (1947)
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3. Luchino Visconti (1999)
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5. My Name Is Anna Magnani (1980)
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100 Greatest Filmmakers of All Time (100 person items)"Italian Major Works: Romeo and Juliet (1968) Jane Eyre (1996) Hamlet (1990) • Director, Writer, Production designer. •"