Romeo & Juliet (1968) ( Romeo e Giulietta (Romeo and Juliet) )

Romeo & Juliet (1968) (Blu-Ray) (*)

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Alternate Title: Romeo e Giulietta (Romeo and Juliet)
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Product Origin/Format:
Italy ( Blu-Ray/Region A/B/C )

Running Time:
138 min

Aspect Ratio:
Anamorphic Widescreen (1.85:1)

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access
Remastered

Movie filmed in 1968 and produced in:
Italy ( Italy, Greece )
United Kingdom ( Great Britain, Ireland )

Directed By:
Franco Zeffirelli

Written By:
William Shakespeare
Franco Brusati

Actors:
Leonard Whiting ..... Romeo
Olivia Hussey ..... Juliet
John McEnery ..... Mercutio
Milo O'Shea ..... Friar Laurence
Pat Heywood ..... The Nurse
Robert Stephens ..... The Prince of Verona
Michael York ..... Tybalt
Bruce Robinson ..... Benvolio
Paul Hardwick ..... Lord Capulet
Natasha Parry ..... Lady Capulet
Antonio Pierfederici ..... Lord Montague
Esmeralda Ruspoli ..... Lady Montague
Roberto Bisacco ..... Lord Paris
Roy Holder ..... Peter
Keith Skinner ..... Balthazar

Synopsis:

Director Franco Zeffirelli's 1968 version of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet was touted at the time of its release, as something of a 'youth trip' movie. This is because Zeffirelli broke the long-standing tradition of casting over-aged, sometimes grey-haired players in the title roles. Seventeen-year-old Leonard Whiting plays Romeo, with 15-year-old Olivia Hussey as Juliet. The youthfulness and inexperience of the leading players works beautifully in the more passionate sequences (some of these breaking further ground by being played in the nude). Among the younger players are Michael York as Tybalt and John McEnery as Mercutio. The duel between Romeo and Tybalt starts out as a harmless, frat-boy exchange of insults, then escalates into tragedy before any of the participants are fully aware of what has happened. Photographed by PASQUALINO DESANTIS on various locations in Italy, Romeo and Juliet was one of the most profitable film adaptations of Shakespeare ever produced. Its most lasting legacy is its popular main theme music, composed by Nino Rota.

Shakespeare's classic tale of romance and tragedy. Two families of Verona, the Montagues and the Capulets, have been feuding with each other for years. Young Romeo Montague goes out with his friends to make trouble at a party the Capulets are hosting, but while there he spies the Capulet's daughter Juliet, and falls hopelessly in love with her. She returns his affections, but they both know that their families will never allow them to follow their hearts.

When the now famous 'star crossed lovers' of two enemy families meet, forbidden love ensues.

This product was added to our catalog on Saturday 27 February, 2021.