in 1965, a west german movie version of the opera was released. it was filmed on location in milan and munich. the movie was produced by conductor herbert von karajan and designed by franco ziffirelli. it starred mirella freni as mimi, adriana martino as musetta, gianni raimondi as rudolpho, and rolando panerai as marcello. the movie won the 1966 national board of review for top foreign film.