Franco Zeffirelli

Career Overview

Franco Zeffirelli has 121 screen credits in a career dating back to 1947. Their work is anchored in the Father of Four Collection universe with 1 titles. Signature works include Romeo and Juliet, Endless Love, Jane Eyre. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For: Directing
Gender: male
Known Credits: 121
Birth Date: 1923-02-12
Birth Place: Florence, Tuscany, Italy

Known For

Associated Universes

Father of Four Collection (1 titles)

Frequent Collaborators

Richard Warwick (3 collaborations)
John McEnery (2 collaborations)
Joan Plowright (2 collaborations)
Chris Larkin (2 collaborations)
Leonard Whiting (1 collaborations)
Olivia Hussey (1 collaborations)
Michael York (1 collaborations)
Milo O'Shea (1 collaborations)
Pat Heywood (1 collaborations)
Robert Stephens (1 collaborations)

Credits

directing (65 credits)
- Omaggio a Roma
  director
  
  directing
  
  2026
- The Metropolitan Opera: La Bohème
  stage director
  
  directing
  
  2025
- Giacomo Puccini: Turandot
  stage director
  
  directing
  
  2024
- Georges Bizet: Carmen
  director
  
  directing
  
  2022
- Turandot
  director
  
  directing
  
  2022
- La Traviata
  stage director
  
  directing
  
  2022
- Carmen aus der Arena von Verona
  director
  
  directing
  
  2022
- The Metropolitan Opera: Turandot
  director
  
  directing
  
  2022
- Arena di Verona: Il Trovatore
  director
  
  directing
  
  2020
- La Bohème - Wiener Staatsoper
  director
  
  directing
  
  2019
- The Metropolitan Opera: Turandot
  director
  
  directing
  
  2019
- La Traviata - Arena di Verona
  director
  
  directing
  
  2019
- The Metropolitan Opera: La Bohème
  director
  
  directing
  
  2018
- Zeffirelli's Inferno
  director
  
  directing
  
  2017
- Don Giovanni
  director
  
  directing
  
  2015
- Carmen (Arena di Verona)
  director
  
  directing
  
  2014
- Turandot - Puccini - Live from Verona
  director
  
  directing
  
  2011
- Carmen
  director
  
  directing
  
  2010
- Puccini: La Bohème
  director
  
  directing
  
  2008
- Verdi: Aida
  director
  
  directing
  
  2006
- La Boheme
  director
  
  directing
  
  2004
- Madama Butterfly
  director
  
  directing
  
  2004
- Bizet: Carmen
  stage director
  
  directing
  
  2003
- Callas Forever
  director
  
  directing
  
  2002
- La Traviata
  director
  
  directing
  
  2002
- Aida
  director
  
  directing
  
  2001
- Don Giovanni
  director
  
  directing
  
  2000
- Tea with Mussolini
  director
  
  directing
  
  1999
- Carmen
  director
  
  directing
  
  1997
- Jane Eyre
  director
  
  directing
  
  1996
- Sparrow
  director
  
  directing
  
  1994
- Falstaff
  director
  
  directing
  
  1993
- Don Carlo
  director
  
  directing
  
  1992
- The King of Ads
  director
  
  directing
  
  1991
- Hamlet
  director
  
  directing
  
  1990
- 12 Directors for 12 Cities
  director
  
  directing
  
  1989
- Pagliacci
  director
  
  directing
  
  1987
- Turandot
  director
  
  directing
  
  1987
- Otello
  director
  
  directing
  
  1986
- Tosca
  director
  
  directing
  
  1985
- Cavalleria rusticana
  director
  
  directing
  
  1982
- Puccini: La bohème
  director
  
  directing
  
  1982
- Endless Love
  director
  
  directing
  
  1981
- The Champ
  director
  
  directing
  
  1979
- La Bohème
  director
  
  directing
  
  1979
- Carmen
  director
  
  directing
  
  1978
- Otello - The Met
  director
  
  directing
  
  1978
- Cavalleria Rusticana/Pagliacci
  director
  
  directing
  
  1978
- Lorenzaccio
  stage director
  
  directing
  
  1977
- Jesus of Nazareth
  
  - Part 4 (1977) ... director directing
  
  - Part 3 (1977) ... director directing
  
  - Part 2 (1977) ... director directing
  
  - Part 1 (1977) ... director directing
  
  1977
- Verdi: Otello
  stage director
  
  directing
  
  1976
- Brother Sun, Sister Moon
  director
  
  directing
  
  1972
- Romeo and Juliet
  director
  
  directing
  
  1968
- The Taming of the Shrew
  director
  
  directing
  
  1967
- Much Ado About Nothing
  stage director
  
  directing
  
  1967
- For Florence
  director
  
  directing
  
  1966
- La Bohème - Teatro alla Scala
  director
  
  directing
  
  1965
- Maria Callas Sings Tosca, Act II
  director
  
  directing
  
  1964
- Maria Callas: At Covent Garden, 1962 and 1964
  stage director
  
  directing
  
  1962
- Camping
  director
  
  directing
  
  1958
- The Bachelor
  first assistant director
  
  directing
  
  1955
- Senso
  assistant director
  
  directing
  
  1954
- Empty Eyes
  first assistant director
  
  directing
  
  1953
- Bellissima
  assistant director
  
  directing
  
  1952
- La Terra Trema
  assistant director
  
  directing
  
  1949
actors (24 credits)
- Franco Zeffirelli: Rebel Conformist
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2022
- The Opera House
  Self (archive footage)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2017
- The Go-Go Boys: The Inside Story of Cannon Films
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2014
- Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
  Self - Director
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2014
- The Mystery of Dante
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2014
- Discovering Hamlet
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2011
- Luchino Visconti: Life as in a Novel
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2008
- Callas Assoluta
  Self (archive footage)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2007
- Sartoria Tirelli - Vestire il cinema
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2006
- Maria Callas: Living and Dying for Art and Love
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2004
- Luchino Visconti
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2002
- Dino De Laurentiis: The Last Movie Mogul
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2001
- Vivement dimanche
  
  - Episode 25 (2002) ... Self actor actors
  
  1998
- A Magic Friend: The Maestro Nino Rota
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1994
- StrataSphere: Portrait of Teresa Stratas
  self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1983
- My Name Is Anna Magnani
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1980
- Callas: A Documentary
  Narrator
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1978
- Apostrophes
  
  - Episode 34 (1989) ... Self actor actors
  
  1975
- Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
  
  - Episode 22 (1979) ... Self actor actors
  
  1975
- Spécial cinéma
  
  - Episode 19 (1986) ... Self actor actors
  
  - Episode 7 (1983) ... Self actor actors
  
  - Episode 6 (1981) ... Self actor actors
  
  1974
- Pulcinella - Ieri e oggi
  Self - Documentary host
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1973
- Our World
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1967
- The New Met: Countdown to Curtain
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1966
- Angelina
  Filippo Garrone
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1947
art (14 credits)
- La Traviata
  production design
  
  art
  
  2022
- Arena di Verona: Il Trovatore
  set designer
  
  art
  
  2020
- The Metropolitan Opera: Turandot
  set designer
  
  art
  
  2019
- The Metropolitan Opera: La Bohème
  production design
  
  art
  
  2018
- The Metropolitan Opera: La Bohème
  production design
  
  art
  
  2014
- Don Giovanni
  production design
  
  art
  
  2000
- Falstaff
  production design
  
  art
  
  1993
- Don Giovanni
  production design
  
  art
  
  1990
- Turandot
  production design
  
  art
  
  1987
- Otello
  production design
  
  art
  
  1986
- Tosca
  set designer
  
  art
  
  1985
- Puccini: La bohème
  production design
  
  art
  
  1982
- La Bohème
  production design
  
  art
  
  1979
- La Bohème - Teatro alla Scala
  production design
  
  art
  
  1965
writing (12 credits)
- Zeffirelli's Inferno
  writer
  
  writing
  
  2017
- Callas Forever
  screenplay
  
  writing
  
  2002
- Tea with Mussolini
  novel
  
  writing
  
  1999
- Jane Eyre
  screenplay
  
  writing
  
  1996
- Sparrow
  screenplay
  
  writing
  
  1994
- Hamlet
  screenplay
  
  writing
  
  1990
- Otello
  adaptation
  
  writing
  
  1986
- Jesus of Nazareth
  
  - Part 4 (1977) ... writer writing
  
  - Part 3 (1977) ... writer writing
  
  - Part 2 (1977) ... writer writing
  
  - Part 1 (1977) ... writer writing
  
  1977
- Brother Sun, Sister Moon
  screenplay
  
  writing
  
  1972
- Romeo and Juliet
  screenplay
  
  writing
  
  1968
- The Taming of the Shrew
  screenplay
  
  writing
  
  1967
- Camping
  screenplay
  
  writing
  
  1958
creators (1 credits)
- Jesus of Nazareth
  creator
  
  creators
  
  1977
production (1 credits)
- The Taming of the Shrew
  producer
  
  production
  
  1967
lighting (1 credits)
- Maria Callas Sings Tosca, Act II
  lighting supervisor
  
  lighting
  
  1964
sound (1 credits)
- Maria Callas: At Covent Garden, 1962 and 1964
  music director
  
  sound
  
  1962
costume & make-up (1 credits)
- L'ACCADEMIA MUSICALE CHIGIANA
  costume coordinator
  
  costume & make-up
  
  1947
crew (1 credits)
- L'ACCADEMIA MUSICALE CHIGIANA
  scenic artist
  
  crew
  
  1947