Romeo and Juliet
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An adaptation of the Shakespeare tragedy of two young lovers who are the offspring of two feuding families. (Does not circulate)
Romeo and Juliet meet at a masked ball and become deeply infatuated. They are secretly married the next day by Romeo's confessor and father figure, Friar Laurence, with the assistance of Juliet's nursemaid. Romeo is subsequently punished by the Prince with banishment from Verona. In despair, Romeo goes to Juliet's tomb and kills himself by drinking poison.
Romeo and Juliet meet at a masked ball and become deeply infatuated. They are secretly married the next day by Romeo's confessor and father figure, Friar Laurence, with the assistance of Juliet's nursemaid. Romeo is subsequently punished by the Prince with banishment from Verona. In despair, Romeo goes to Juliet's tomb and kills himself by drinking poison.
Credits
- Directed by
- Franco Zeffirelli
- Written by
- Franco Zeffirelli, Masolino D'Amico, Franco Brusati
- Cast
- Laurence Olivier, Olivia Hussey, Michael York, Bruce Robinson, Natasha Parry, Milo O'Shea, Antonio Pierfederici, Bruno Filippini, Leonard Whiting, Keith Skinner, Pat Heywood, Robert Stephens, John McEnery, Esmeralda Ruspoli, Roberto Bisacco, Salvatore Billa, Paul Hardwick
- Produced by
- John Knatchbull, 7th Baron Brabourne, Anthony Havelock-Allan
- Cinematography
- Pasqualino De Santis
- Music
- Nino Rota
- Edited by
- Reginald Mills
Complete catalog record
This lavish production of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet features Leslie Howard and Norma Shearer as the star-crossed lovers. Cast also includes John Barrymore, Edna May Oliver, Basil Rathbone, C. Aubrey Smith, Andy Devine.
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