Romeo and Juliet

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Romeo and Juliet (1955)

Directed by Harold Clayton

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

Comedy, Romance, Drama · 2h 20m

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

Crew

Director
Harold Clayton
Writer
Dallas Bower

Details

Release date
1955-05-22
Runtime
2h 20m
Genres
Comedy, Romance, Drama
Original language
EN
Production
BBC