Romeo and Juliet

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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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