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Romeo and Juliet

Movie 1955 TMDB 8.0/10 Released

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.

Romeo and Juliet is a movie first shown in 1955. Runtime is 140 minutes. Status: Released. Genres: Comedy, Romance, Drama. TMDB score 8.0/10 from 1 votes.

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Title details

Type
Movie
Original title
Romeo and Juliet
Release year
1955
Release date
May 22, 1955
Status
Released
Runtime
140 minutes
Genres
Comedy, Romance, Drama
Production companies
BBC
Director
Harold Clayton
TMDB rating
8.0/10 (1 votes)
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Official trailer

Romeo and Juliet - Tony Britton - Virginia McKenna - Flora Robson - 1955 - Restored - 4K

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

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Eric Lander

Benvolio

Characters

  • Juliet Capulet voiced by Virginia McKenna
  • Romeo Montague voiced by Tony Britton
  • Nurse voiced by Flora Robson
  • Mercutio voiced by Laurence Payne
  • Tybalt voiced by Richard Wordsworth
  • Friar Laurence voiced by Harcourt Williams
  • Benvolio voiced by Eric Lander

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