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Romeo and Juliet


For his adaptation of this classic Shakespeare tragedy, director Franco Zeffirelli (TAMING OF THE SHREW) made the inspired choice of casting teenaged actors in the leads (Olivia Hussey and Leonard Whiting), and their youthful innocence adds an extra dimension of beauty and tragedy to the story. Shot entirely on location in Italy. This saga of star-crossed lovers caught in their feuding family's crossfire also stars John McEnery, Milo O'Sea, Pat Heywood and Michael York.

 

 

DVD

  • Closed Captioned
  • Widescreen/Letterboxed
  • Subtitled in English
  • Dolby Digital Mono 2.0 - English
  • Additional Release Material: Original Theatrical Trailer


Curator's Comments:
Read Roger Ebert's essay on this DVD Classic.

Director: Franco Zeffirelli
Color
138 minutes
Released: 1968
Rated: PG

Country: England/Italy
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Romance

 

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