Leonard Whiting
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Jan 5, 2023 · According to the report in Variety, the actors state that the director of the 1968 film Romeo and Juliet, Franco Zeffirelli, hoodwinked the pair into performing nude in a bedroom scene, after...
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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
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.
Jan 3, 2023 · The film was a hit and was nominated for four Academy Awards, but it also stirred controversy over a bedroom scene which included images of Whiting’s buttocks and Hussey’s bare breasts.
May 26, 2023 · A Los Angeles judge says she will dismiss a child sex abuse lawsuit brought by the stars of the 1968 film Romeo and Juliet. Olivia Hussey and Leonard Whiting alleged the film's director...
Jan 4, 2023 · When Franco Zeffirelli’s film “Romeo and Juliet” was first released in 1968, a brief scene of its teenage star-crossed lovers waking up in bed together nude caused what the film critic...
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Feb 13, 2023 · One of the most talked-about and popular films of 1968 was Franco Zeffirelli’s adaptation of William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. Audiences in the UK were treated to the film early in the year (March), but the release date in the USA was held back to October.
