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    Romeo and Juliet

    G1968 · Romance · 2h 18m

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  1. Romeo and Juliet: Directed by Franco Zeffirelli. With Leonard Whiting, Olivia Hussey, John McEnery, Milo O'Shea. When two young members of feuding families meet, forbidden love ensues.

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    • Drama, Romance
    • Franco Zeffirelli
    • 1968-10-08
  2. Box office. $38.9 million [2] Romeo and Juliet ( Italian: Romeo e Giulietta) is a 1968 period romantic tragedy film, based on the play of the same name by William Shakespeare. Directed and co-written by Franco Zeffirelli, the film stars Leonard Whiting as Romeo and Olivia Hussey as Juliet. Laurence Olivier spoke the film's prologue and epilogue ...

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  4. "Romeo and Juliet" remains the magical high point of his career. To see it again is to luxuriate. It is intriguing that Zeffirelli in 1968 focused on love, while Baz Luhrmann's popular version of 1996 focused on violence; something fundamental has changed in films about and for young people, and recent audiences seem shy of sex and love but eager for conflict and action.

  5. Zeffirelli’s Romeo and Juliet 1968 won Acadamy Awards for Best Cinematography and Best Costume Design; it was also nominated for Best Director and Best Picture. When it first came out it was a revelation. School students were able to identify more fully with the play and its characters than ever before. For the first time, the ‘star crossed ...

  6. Watch Trailer. Romeo and Juliet (1968) Directed by Franco Zeffirelli. Genres - Drama, Romance | Release Date - Mar 5, 1968 | Run Time - 138 min. | Countries - United States of America | MPAA Rating - G

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  8. Romeo and Juliet. One of the great Shakespeare adaptations, Franco Zeffirelli’s sublime take on the Bard’s immortal romantic tragedy breathed new life into the oft-told tale by casting actual teenagers in the title roles. As the young lovers whose affair threatens to inflame the tensions between their feuding families in Renaissance Verona ...

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