Cavalleria rusticana (1982 film)

Cavalleria rusticana
VHS cover with Plácido Domingo
Directed by	Franco Zeffirelli
Written by	Guido Menasci (libretto) Giovanni Verga (short story)
Starring	Plácido Domingo Elena Obraztsova
Cinematography	Armando Nannuzzi
Edited by	Giorgio De Vincenzo
Music by	Pietro Mascagni
Release date	1982 (1982)
Running time	70 minutes
Country	Italy
Language	Italian

Cavalleria rusticana is a 1982 Italian film directed by Franco Zeffirelli based on Pietro Mascagni's 1890 opera of the same name. It stars tenor Plácido Domingo, mezzo-soprano Elena Obraztsova, and baritone Renato Bruson, all singing their own roles. Georges Prêtre conducted the Teatro alla Scala Orchestra for the movie's soundtrack. The film was made for broadcast on television. In 2003, it was released on DVD by Deutsche Grammophon, paired with Pagliacci (having earlier been released by Philips/Decca on DVD), also starring Plácido Domingo and directed by Franco Zeffirelli.