Romeo and Juliet
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
J. Gordon Edwards
Theda Bara
Harry Hilliard
Glen White
Walter Law
John Webb Dillion
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Synopsis
The plot which, according to contemporary reviews, follows that of Shakespeare's play, concerns an ill-fated love affair between the children of two feuding families in medieval Italy.
Director
J. Gordon Edwards
Cast
Theda Bara
Harry Hilliard
Glen White
Walter Law
John Webb Dillion
Einar Linden
Elwin Eaton
Edwin Holt
Alice Gale
Victory Bateman
Helen Tracy
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This film, along with the Metro Romeo and Juliet, and other Shakespeare related films from 1916, was released to coincide with the 300th anniversary of William Shakespeare's death. Among the many other film versions of Shakespeare's play are: the 1916 Metro Pictures Corp. version; the 1936 M-G-M version, starring Leslie Howard and Norma Shearer and directed by George Cukor; the 1961 United Artists release West Side Story, starring Natalie Wood and Richard Beymer and directed by Robert Wise and Jerome Robbins (see AFI Catalog of Feature Films, 1961-70; F6.5499); the 1964 Italy-Spain co-production Giuletta e Romeo, directed by Riccardo Freda (see AFI Catalog of Feature Films, 1961-70; F6.4150); and the 1968 Italy-Great Britain co-production, starring Olivia Hussey and Leonard Whiting and directed by Franco Zeffirelli (see AFI Catalog of Feature Films, 1961-70; F6.4150a).
