Uniform Title |
Romeo and Juliet (Motion picture : 1968) |
Title |
Romeo & Juliet. |
Published |
Australia : Distributed by Umbrella Entertainment, ©2020. |
©1968 |
Description |
1 DVD-video (138 minutes) : sound, colour ; 12 cm. |
Notes |
Catalogued from container. |
Umbrella Entertainment : DAVID4113. |
Originally released as a motion picture in 1968. |
Co-production between the United Kingdom and Italy. |
Based on the play by William Shakespeare. |
Special feature: Theatrical trailer. |
Credits |
Screenplay by Franco Brusati, Masolino D'Amico, Franco Zeffirelli ; Directed by Franco Zeffirelli. |
Performers |
Olivia Hussey, Leonard Whiting, Milo O'Shea, Michael York, John McEnery, Pat Heywood, Natasha Parry, Robert Stephens. |
Summary |
In the Italian city of Verona, the Montague and the Capulet families are perpetually feuding. When Romeo (Leonard Whiting), a handsome young Montague, disregards convention by attending a Capulet ball, he falls in love with the beautiful Juliet (Olivia Hussey), a Capulet. After a brief courtship, the two elope, creating even greater tension between their families. Italian director Franco Zeffirelli's film is considered one of the best screen versions of Shakespeare's classic love story. |
Target audience note |
Censorship classification: PG. |
System details |
DVD video ; Dolby Digital 2.0 ; PAL ; Region 4 ; widescreen 16:9, 1.85:1. |
Language note |
In English, French, German, Italian, Spanish. Subtitles in English, English HOH, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Italian, Norwegian, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish. |
Awards note |
Winner, 1968 Academy Awards: best cinematography, best costume design. |
Subjects |
Shakespeare, William, -- 1564-1616 -- Film adaptations. |
Romeo (Fictitious character) -- Drama. |
Juliet (Fictitious character) -- Drama. |
Man-woman relationships -- Drama |
Love -- Drama |
Vendetta -- Drama |
Feature films -- Great Britain |
Feature films -- Italy |
Motion pictures, British |
Verona (Italy) -- Drama |
Genre |
Romance films |
Film adaptations |
Feature films |
Fiction films |
Video recordings for the hearing impaired |
Other Names |
Zeffirelli, Franco director, screenwriter. |
Brusati, Franco, 1922-1993 screenwriter. |
D'Amico, Masolino screenwriter. |
Hussey, Olivia actor. |
Whiting, Leonard actor. |
York, Michael, 1942- actor. |
McEnery, John, 1945- actor. |
Motion picture adaptation of (work): Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Romeo and Juliet. |
Links to Related Works |
Subject References:
Authors:
- Brusati, Franco, 1922-1993 .
- D'Amico, Masolino .
- Hussey, Olivia .
- McEnery, John, 1945- .
- Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Romeo and Juliet .
- Whiting, Leonard .
- York, Michael, 1942- .
- Zeffirelli, Franco .
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