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Maria by Callas

Maria by Callas

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

2017•1h 53m•7.3/10
Documentary

Ratings

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7.3/10(43)

Told through performances, TV interviews, home movies, family photographs, private letters and unpublished memoirs, the film reveals the essence of an extraordinary woman who rose from humble beginnings in New York City to become a glamorous international superstar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

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Production

Unbeldi Productions, Petit Dragon, Elephant Doc

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

Trailers & Videos

Cast

Maria Callas

Maria Callas

Self (archive footage)

Joyce DiDonato

Joyce DiDonato

Self - Narrator / Voice of María Callas (voice)

King Edward VIII of the United Kingdom

King Edward VIII of the United Kingdom

Self (archive footage)

Wallis Simpson

Wallis Simpson

Self (archive footage)

Aristotle Onassis

Self (archive footage)

Giovanni Battista Meneghini

Self (archive footage)

Rudolf Bing

Self (archive footage)

David Frost

David Frost

Self (archive footage)

Barbara Walters

Barbara Walters

Self (archive footage)

Elvira de Hidalgo

Self (archive footage)

Edward R. Murrow

Edward R. Murrow

Self (archive footage)

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