Maria by Callas (2017)

7.3/10 113 min Documentary

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Told through performances, TV interviews, home movies, family photographs, private letters and unpublished memoirs, the film reveals the essence of an extraordinary woman who rose from humble beginnings in New York City to become a glamorous international superstar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

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)

David Frost

Self (archive footage)

Barbara Walters

Self (archive footage)

Edward R. Murrow

Self (archive footage)

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