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Franco Zeffirelli

Franco Zeffirelli KBE (born Gianfranco Corsi on 12 February 1923), is an Italian film director. He is also an opera director, designer and producer of opera, theatre, film and television, and a politician. Internationally, he is known for having directed the 1968 film version of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, for which he was nominated to receive an Academy Award. His 1977 television mini-series Jesus of Nazareth also won acclaim and is still shown on Easter weekend in many countries. Zeffirelli has been a member of the Italian senate since 1996, representing the Forza Italia party.