Romeo and Juliet
“The greatest tragedy of the 16th century… brought into your living room!”
1955•2h 20m•8.0•Released
ComedyRomanceDrama
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.
Director
Harold Clayton
Writer
Dallas Bower
Studio
BBC
Cast
Virginia McKenna
Juliet Capulet
Tony Britton
Romeo Montague
Flora Robson
Nurse
Laurence Payne
Mercutio
Richard Wordsworth
Tybalt
Harcourt Williams
Friar Laurence
Eric Lander
Benvolio
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