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Romeo and Juliet
“The greatest tragedy of the 16th century… brought into your living room!”
8.0 / 10• 1955• 2h 20m•NR• English
ComedyRomanceDrama
Storyline
Premiering on BBC as a part of their Sunday-Night Theatre program, this 1955 adaptation of Shakespeare's classic play closely follows the original text. The Montagues and Capulets, two families of Renaissance Italy, have hated each other for years, but the son of one family and the daughter of the other fall desperately in love and secretly marry.
Cast & Crew
Virginia McKenna
Juliet Capulet
Lead
Tony Britton
Romeo Montague
Flora Robson
Nurse
Laurence Payne
Mercutio
Richard Wordsworth
Tybalt
Harcourt Williams
Friar Laurence
EL
Eric Lander
Benvolio
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Harold Clayton's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Romeo and Juliet is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
