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Romeo and Juliet

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Romeo and Juliet
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PG,2hrs 20min
Genres:
Drama,Romance
Release:
1968
Director:
Franco Zeffirelli
Distributor:
Paramount
Starring:
Olivia Hussey, Leonard Whiting, Milo O'Shea  ...more
Synopsis: Director Franco Zeffirelli's 1968 version of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet was touted at the time of its release (successfully, if the box-office receipts are any indication), 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 ... Full Synopsis
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Dan Jardine, AMG Review
The unrepentant romanticism of Franco Zefferelli's Romeo and Juliet works beautifully in translating William Shakespeare's tragic drama to the silver screen. The lyrical score of Academy Award-winner Nino Rota (The Godfather) and the voluptuous and magnificent period costumes by Danilo Donati combine with the sensuous and dusty cinematography of Pasqualino De Santis to evoke the Italian renaissance ... Full Review
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Olivia Hussey
Juliet
Leonard Whiting
Romeo
Milo O'Shea
Friar Laurence
Michael York
Tybalt
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