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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 and dubs the voice of Antonio ...
- $850,000
- 4 March 1968 (Royal Film Performance), 5 March 1968 (United Kingdom), 19 October 1968 (Italy)
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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Sep 17, 2000 · Roger Ebert praises Franco Zeffirelli's film adaptation of Shakespeare's play, starring Olivia Hussey and Leonard Whiting as the young lovers. He admires the casting, the editing, the cinematography and the mood of rebellious youth.
In the Italian city of Verona, the Montague and the Capulet families are perpetually feuding. When Romeo (Leonard Whiting), a handsome young Montague, disregards convention by attending a Capulet ...
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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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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 ...
There have been more than 30 film versions of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet - silent versions, sound versions, versions in foreign languages, and in modern dress. M-G-M's 1936 adaptation, directed by George Cukor was sumptuous and glossy, but Norma Shearer, age 34, and Leslie Howard, 43, were improbable teenagers.
