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Both his Shakespeare films are very good, as well as the TV film Jesus of Nazareth. He did a lot of great opera productions as well.

The character of the old poofter Uncle Morty in the film Withnail and I is based on Zeffirelli. The author played Benvolio in Zeffirelli's Romeo and Juliet, and Zeffirelli was constantly hitting on him during the filming, which inspired the character of Uncle Morty.

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I’ll give Withnail and I a look.