Maria by Callas (2017)

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

Movie · Documentary · 1h 53m · Rated 7.4/10 on TMDB · Released December 13, 2017

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Told through performances, TV interviews, home movies, family photographs, private letters and unpublished memoirs, the film reveals the essence of an extraordinary woman who rose from humble beginnings in New York City to become a glamorous international superstar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

Directed by Tom Volf

Cast

• Maria Callas as Self (archive footage)
• Joyce DiDonato as Self - Narrator / Voice of María Callas (voice)
• King Edward VIII of the United Kingdom as Self (archive footage)
• Wallis Simpson as Self (archive footage)
• Aristotle Onassis as Self (archive footage)
• Giovanni Battista Meneghini as Self (archive footage)
• Rudolf Bing as Self (archive footage)
• David Frost as Self (archive footage)
• Barbara Walters as Self (archive footage)
• Elvira de Hidalgo as Self (archive footage)
• Edward R. Murrow as Self (archive footage)

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