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Maria by Callas

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Maria by Callas

Dec 13, 2017

1h 53m

★ 7.3

The Life Story of a Legend... in Her Own Words

Overview

Told through performances, TV interviews, home movies, family photographs, private letters and unpublished memoirs, the film reveals the essence of an extraordinary woman who rose from humble beginnings in New York City to become a glamorous international superstar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.

Genres

Documentary

Production Companies

Unbeldi Productions

Petit Dragon

Elephant Doc

Maria by Callas Trailers

Cast

Maria Callas

Self (archive footage)

Maria Callas

Joyce DiDonato

Self - Narrator / Voice of María Callas (voice)

Joyce DiDonato

King Edward VIII of the United Kingdom

Self (archive footage)

King Edward VIII of the United Kingdom

Wallis Simpson

Self (archive footage)

Wallis Simpson

No Image

Self (archive footage)

Aristotle Onassis

No Image

Self (archive footage)

Giovanni Battista Meneghini

No Image

Self (archive footage)

Rudolf Bing

David Frost

Self (archive footage)

David Frost

Barbara Walters

Self (archive footage)

Barbara Walters

No Image

Self (archive footage)

Elvira de Hidalgo

Edward R. Murrow

Self (archive footage)

Edward R. Murrow

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