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Franco Zeffirelli

Mr. Zeffirelli has a wide body of work on film that includes Shakespeare and classic Italian Opera.  He was born in Florence.  When Zeffirelli makes a film, you can be sure the costumes will be lush, the sets rich and textured, and the production value will be superb.

Hamlet -- starring Mel Gibson

VHS Tape VHS Video edition (July 1991)
Warner Home Video.

Go To Plays:  Hamlet

Taming of the Shrew starring Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor

VHS Tape VHS Video edition (January 1987)
College Art Assn.

Romeo and Juliet/Pan & Scan

VHS Tape VHS Video edition (January 1987) Pennsylvania Amer. Assn.

Return to Plays:  Romeo and Juliet

Romeo & Juliet/Widescreen

New edition -- the only real way to see a Zeffirelli spectacle.

Last updated 28 November, 1998