Romeo and Juliet

Romeo and Juliet

The greatest tragedy of the 16th century… brought into your living room!

1955 en 140 minutes

Rating: 8

Plot

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.

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Cast

Virginia McKenna

Virginia McKenna

Juliet Capulet

Tony Britton

Tony Britton

Romeo Montague

Flora Robson

Flora Robson

Nurse

Laurence Payne

Laurence Payne

Mercutio

Richard Wordsworth

Richard Wordsworth

Tybalt

Harcourt Williams

Harcourt Williams

Friar Laurence

Eric Lander

Eric Lander

Benvolio

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