La traviata (1982)
This “Traviata” became one of the most succesful of all opera films, especially in France, where 800,000 Parisian cinemagoers flocked to it in the first six week. It was nominated for two Oscars (for production and costume design) and won BAFTAs in those two categories, as well as receiving BAFTA and Golden Globe nominations as 1983’s Best Foreign-Language Film.
Director:
Franco Zeffirelli
Writer:
Francesco Maria Piave
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Teresa Stratas as Violetta Valery |
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Plácido Domingo as Alfredo Germont |
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Cornell MacNeil as Giorgio Germont |
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Allan Monk as Barone Douphi |
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Axelle Gall as Flora |
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Pina Cei as Annina |
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Maurizio Barbacini as Gastone de Letorieres |
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James Levine as Conductor |
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MET Orchestra as |
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Robert Sommer as Doctor Grenvil |
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Renato Cestiè as Young Porter |
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Dominique Journet as Alfredo's Sister |
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Gabriella Borni as Dancer |
| Directing | Franco Zeffirelli | Director |
| Writing | Francesco Maria Piave | Screenplay |
| Writing | Franco Zeffirelli | Adaptation |
| Editing | Franca Silvi | Editor |
| Editing | Peter Taylor | Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Piero Tosi | Costume Design |
| Writing | Alexandre Dumas fils | Novel |
| Camera | Ennio Guarnieri | Director of Photography |
| Production | Tarak Ben Ammar | Producer |
| Production | Carlo Lastricati | Associate Producer |
| Art | Franco Zeffirelli | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Giannetto De Rossi | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Grazia De Rossi | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Luigi Rocchetti | Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Giuseppe Verdi | Original Music Composer |