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Romanoff and Juliet: Directed by Peter Ustinov. With Peter Ustinov, Sandra Dee, John Gavin, Akim Tamiroff. A tiny, otherwise, inconsequential and powerless European country called Concordia holds the deciding vote in a crucial United Nations resolution.
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- Comedy
- Peter Ustinov
- 1961-06-08
English. Romanoff and Juliet is a 1961 American Technicolor romantic comedy film adaptation of the play Romanoff and Juliet, which was itself loosely based on Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare, released by Universal Pictures. Peter Ustinov wrote the screenplay, directed, and starred in the film. It co-starred John Gavin as Igor and Sandra ...
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- Walter Thompson
Before Romanoff and Juliet was a movie, it was a successful stage play, first in London and then on Broadway. In 1956, a brief notice in the New York Times described the play's reception in London: "Drama critics here have welcomed 'Romanoff and Juliet' as a gem of satire and situation."
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- Peter Ustinov
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Romanoff and Juliet. The United Nations holds a vote that will tip the balance of power during the Cold War to either the United States or the Soviet Union. When the European country of Concordia ...
- Comedy
- Peter Ustinov
- Peter Ustinov
A campaign of persuasion is launched to sway Concordia to one side or another, but the canny general wants to keep his country neutral, so he schemes to introduce the Russian ambassador's son Igor Romanoff (John Gavin) to Juliet Moulsworth (Sandra Dee), the daughter of the U.S. representative.
Jonas Kyratzes 28 October 2002. Romanoff and Juliet is one of the best movies I've seen, and had me laughing out loud most of the time. It is both a lighthearted comedy and an excellent satire of both the US and the Soviet Union. A very intelligent and deep satire, at that, which gets just about everything right.
