Romeo and Juliet
One of the great Shakespeare adaptations, Franco Zeffirelli’s sublime take on the Bard’s immortal romantic tragedy breathed new life into the oft-told tale by casting actual teenagers in the title roles. As the young lovers whose affair threatens to inflame the tensions between their feuding families in Renaissance Verona, Olivia Hussey and Leonard Whiting vividly capture the mix of adolescent ardor and turmoil that fuels their destiny-driven liaison. A sensory banquet thanks to Nino Rota’s delicate score and the exquisite, Oscar-winning costumes and cinematography, Romeo and Juliet is Shakespeare at its most deeply felt and passionately alive.
SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES
- 4K digital restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack
- Excerpt from the 2018 documentary Franco Zeffirelli: Directing from Life
- Interviews with actors Olivia Hussey and Leonard Whiting from 1967 and 2016
- Trailer
- English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
- PLUS: An essay by scholar Ramona Wray
New cover based on an original poster design by Maciej Zbikowski
SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES
- 4K digital restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack
- Excerpt from the 2018 documentary Franco Zeffirelli: Directing from Life
- Interviews with actors Olivia Hussey and Leonard Whiting from 1967 and 2016
- Trailer
- English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
- PLUS: An essay by scholar Ramona Wray
New cover based on an original poster design by Maciej Zbikowski
Cast
- Leonard Whiting
- Romeo
- Olivia Hussey
- Juliet
- John McEnery
- Mercutio
- Milo O’Shea
- Friar Laurence
- Pat Heywood
- The nurse
- Robert Stephens
- The prince
- Michael York
- Tybalt
- Bruce Robinson
- Benvolio
- Paul Hardwick
- Lord Capulet
- Natasha Parry
- Lady Capulet
- Antonio Pierfederici
- Lord Montague
- Esmeralda Ruspoli
- Lady Montague
- Roberto Bisacco
- Paris
Credits
- Director
- Franco Zeffirelli
- Produced by
- Anthony Havelock-Allan
- Produced by
- John Brabourne
- Based upon the play by
- William Shakespeare
- Screenplay
- Franco Brusati
- Screenplay
- Masolino D’Amico
- Screenplay
- Franco Zeffirelli
- Associate producer
- Richard Goodwin
- Music
- Nino Rota
- Cinematographer
- Pasqualino De Santis
- Editor
- Reginald Mills
- Production designer
- Renzo Mongiardino
- Costume designer
- Danilo Donati
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