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Romeo & Juliet Director: Franco Zeffirelli Cast: Olivia Hussey, Leonard Whiting, Milo O'Shea, Michael York

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  • DVD Release Date: 05/23/2000
  • Original Release: 1968
  • Rating: Rated R
  • Sales Rank: 1,040

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Features

Widescreen version enhanced for 16x9 ; Dolby Digital: English; English subtitles; Interactive menus; Scene selection; Theatrical trailer

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Scene Index

Side #1
0. Scene Selection
1. Houses Of Dignity [8:27]
2. Sad Hours [3:53]
3. A Mother's Desire [1:27]
4. Talk Of Dreams [3:10]
5. Beauty [5:51]
6. Love Sprung From Hate [5:03]
7. Sweet Goodnight [2:50]
8. Friar Consents [8:05]
9. "Commend me to thy lady!" [1:33]
10. Impatience [11:18]
11. A Life For A Life [1:38]
12. Price Of Blood [3:28]
13. The Lark Sings [:09]
14. So Worthy A Gentleman [1:30]
15. Desperate Deception [6:15]
16. Lover's Farewell [1:15]
17. A Gloomy Peace [4:52]
18. End Credits [12:41]

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Editorial Reviews

Director Franco Zeffirelli's 1968 version of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet was touted at the time of its release (successfully, if the box-office receipts are any indication), as something of a "youth trip" movie. This is because Zeffirelli broke the long-standing tradition of casting over-aged, sometimes grey-haired players in the title roles. Seventeen-year-old Leonard Whiting plays Romeo, with 15-year-old Olivia Hussey as Juliet. The youthfulness and inexperience of the leading players works beautifully in the more passionate sequences (some of these breaking further ground by being played in the nude). Among the younger players are Michael York as Tybalt and John McEnery as Mercutio. The duel between Romeo and Tybalt starts out as a harmless, frat-boy exchange of insults, then escalates into tragedy before any of the participants are fully aware of what has happened. Photographed by Pasqualino DeSantis on various locations in Italy, Romeo and Juliet was one of the most profitable film adaptations of Shakespeare ever produced. Its most lasting legacy is its popular main theme music, composed by Nino Rota. Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

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The Best Version!by iWrite16

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August 07, 2009: I have read Romeo and Juliet multiple times. Of all the movie versions, this one is BY FAR the best. This movie is art at its best!

I Also Recommend: The Mask of Zorro, Knights of the Round Table, Song of the Sparrow.

Lovely version of Romeo & Julietby Anonymous

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May 30, 2009: As an 8th grade Literature (ELA) teacher I bought this to show to my class. It is an authentic and lovely version of the play and the students truly enjoyed it.


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