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Romeo and Juliet (1968) Trailerhttp://www.imdb.com/title/tt0063518/Director: Franco ZeffirelliLeonard Whiting, Olivia Hussey, John McEnery, Milo O'Shea

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Romeo and Juliet 1968 PG 2h 18m IMDb RATING 7.6 /10 34K YOUR RATING Rate POPULARITY 3,068 959 Play trailer 3:48 1 Video 99+ Photos Drama Romance When two young members of feuding families meet, forbidden love ensues. Director Franco Zeffirelli Writers William Shakespeare Franco Brusati Masolino D'Amico Stars Leonard Whiting Olivia Hussey

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1. A Romeo and Juliet for Modern Audiences. The 1968 Romeo and Juliet spoke to the teenagers of its time. In fact, this was the first film version to feature characters close to the age of the characters from the play: Olivia Hussey was 15 years old when she played Juliet. The character is 13 going on 14 in the play.

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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.

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Filmed during the Summer of Love and released soon after the Hollywood Renaissance was kickstarted by anti-authoritarian films like Bonnie and Clyde and The Graduate, Franco Zeffirelli's Romeo and Juliet was marketed to the youth and counterculture market of the late '60s. In doing so, the filmmakers privileged verisimilitude over rigorous devotion to Shakespeare's verse, as evidenced by.

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Romeo and Juliet, American film drama, released in 1968, that was an adaptation of William Shakespeare 's famous tragedy of the same name. Directed by Franco Zeffirelli, it is often lauded as the best take on the oft-filmed classic. Juliet, as portrayed by Olivia Hussey, in the film Romeo and Juliet, 1968.

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The Italian legend, who was nominated for an Academy Award for directing his innovative version of Romeo and Juliet (1968), died Saturday at his residence in Rome "without suffering," his son.

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For many people, the definitive version is Italian director Franco Zeffirelli's groundbreaking Romeo and Juliet (1968). It was a worldwide phenomenon. It was a worldwide phenomenon. Zeffirelli's brilliant innovations included casting actual teenagers as the doomed lovers, shooting the film on location in Tuscany, and giving it the look and feel of robust Renaissance vitality instead of wan.

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Romeo and Juliet is arguably the classic romantic story of all time, so it's little wonder that Shakespeare's play has been reproduced on the silver screen so many times. In 1968 Franco Zeffirelli's version was released to great critical acclaim, receiving nominations for - and winning - a host of awards around the world.

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"Romeo and Juliet" is always said to be the first romantic tragedy ever written, but it isn't really a tragedy at all. It's a tragic misunderstanding, scarcely fitting the ancient requirement of tragedy that the mighty fall through their own flaws. Romeo and Juliet have no flaws, and aren't old enough to be blamed if they did.

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Italian director Franco Zeffirelli, who delighted audiences around the world with his romantic vision and often extravagant productions, most famously captured in his cinematic Romeo and.

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Romeo and Juliet ( Italian: Romeo e Giulietta) is a 1968 period romantic tragedy film, based on the play of the same name by William Shakespeare. Directed and co-written by Franco Zeffirelli, the film stars Leonard Whiting as Romeo and Olivia Hussey as Juliet.

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The love between Romeo and Juliet, and the physical passion that comes with it, are of that naive and hopeless intensity only those in love for the very first time can comprehend. Advertisement Zeffirelli places his lovers within a world of everyday life.

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Italian director Franco Zeffirelli's film is considered one of the best screen versions of Shakespeare's classic love story.. Rent Romeo and Juliet on Vudu, Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV, or buy.

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Thu 19 May 2016 18.00 EDT ranco Zeffirelli's 1968 movie version of Romeo and Juliet is back on re-release; high-minded and lively, with heartbreakingly beautiful actors on show, and all shot.

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Zeffirelli's Romeo and Juliet was to be one of the most successful screen adaptations of a Shakespeare play ever, taking almost 40 million dollars at the US box office alone. The film owed its popularity not only to its stunning production values but also to the fact that it was very much in tune with the Zeitgeist of the era. Its tale of two.