Maria by Callas
“The Life Story of a Legend... in Her Own Words”
2017•PG•1h 53m•7.4•Released
Documentary
Told through performances, TV interviews, home movies, family photographs, private letters and unpublished memoirs, the film reveals the essence of an extraordinary woman who rose from humble beginnings in New York City to become a glamorous international superstar and one of the greatest artists of all time.
Director
Tom Volf
Languages
Italian, French, English
Studio
Unbeldi Productions
Cast
Maria Callas
Self (archive footage)
Joyce DiDonato
Self - Narrator / Voice of María Callas (voice)
King Edward VIII of the United Kingdom
Self (archive footage)
Wallis Simpson
Self (archive footage)
Aristotle Onassis
Self (archive footage)
Giovanni Battista Meneghini
Self (archive footage)
Rudolf Bing
Self (archive footage)
David Frost
Self (archive footage)
Barbara Walters
Self (archive footage)
Elvira de Hidalgo
Self (archive footage)
Edward R. Murrow
Self (archive footage)
Production
Company
Unbeldi Productions
Company
Petit Dragon
Company
Elephant Doc
Producer
Thierry Bizot
Producer
Emmanuel Chain
Producer
Gaël Leiblang
Producer
Emmanuelle Lepers
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