Romeo and Juliet
1968
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Robinson claimed to have been the target of unwanted sexual advances by Franco Zeffirelli during the filming of Romeo and Juliet, in which Robinson played Benvolio. Robinson says that the lecherous character of Uncle Monty in the film Withnail and I was influenced by Zeffirelli.
Jun 15, 2019 · When its writer-director Bruce Robinson was a handsome young actor, he played Benvolio in Zeffirelli’s Romeo and Juliet and the director’s octopus-handed personal attentions were...
- 7 min
- Peter Bradshaw
But the facts appear to be these: trained as an actor at London's Central School of Speech and Drama, he got off to a good early start when he was given a reasonably prominent part as Benvolio in Franco Zeffirelli's Romeo and Juliet (1968).
- January 1, 1
- 1.70 m
- Broadstairs, Kent, England, UK
Leonard Whiting as Romeo; Bruce Robinson as Benvolio; Keith Skinner as Balthasar; Roberto Antonelli as Abram; The House of Capulet. Paul Hardwick as Lord Capulet; Natasha Parry as Lady Capulet; Olivia Hussey as Juliet; Michael York as Tybalt; Dyson Lovell as Sampson; Richard Warwick as Gregory; Pat Heywood as The Nurse; Roy Holder as Peter ...
- $850,000
- 4 March 1968 (Royal Film Performance), 5 March 1968 (United Kingdom), 19 October 1968 (Italy)
Romeo and Juliet Details. Full Cast and Crew; Release Dates; Official Sites; Company Credits; Filming & Production; Technical Specs
May 3, 2018 · Then, almost immediately upon graduating, his good looks, even more than his acting ability, won him a part in a major film, Franco Zeffirelli’s Romeo and Juliet (1968). I have written before about Robinson’s first experience of making a movie and the profound impact that it had upon him, both as a young man and eventually as a writer.
Oct 13, 2023 · October 13, 2023 2:36 pm (Updated October 19, 2023 2:35 pm) “We’re all in the gutter but some of us are looking down the drain,” says Bruce Robinson in Withnail & I: From Cult to Classic, a new...
