Romeo and Juliet
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Renato Castellani
Laurence Harvey
Susan Shentall
Flora Robson
Mervyn Johns
Bill Travers
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
Film adaptation of Shakespeare's classic romantic tragedy.
Director
Renato Castellani
Cast
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Laurence Harvey
Susan Shentall
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Flora Robson
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Mervyn Johns
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Bill Travers
Enzo Fiermonte
Aldo Zollo
Giovanni Rota
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Sebastian Cabot
Lydia Sherwood
Norman Wooland
Guilio Garbinetti
Nietta Zocchi
Dagmar Josipovich
Luciano Bodi
Thomas Nicholls
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John Gielgud
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John Gielgud
Crew
Renato Castellani
Renato Castellani
Leonor Fini
Sandra Ghenzi
Sandro Ghenzi
Sidney Hayers
Joseph Janni
Robert Krasker
Medy Obolensky
William Shakespeare
Roman Vlad
Film Details
Technical Specs
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Trivia
The famous Italian writer and playwright Ennio Flaiano plays a cameo role in the movie as Prince of Verona, and is listed in the credits under his real name (Giovanni Rota).
Miscellaneous Notes
Voted Director and Best Foreign Film of the Year by the 1954 National Board of Review.
Voted One of the Year's Ten Best by the 1954 New York Times Film Critics.
Winner of the Golden Lion for Best Film at the 1954 Venice Film Festival.
Released in United States 1954
Released in United States March 1977
Shown at the 1954 Venice Film Festival.
Released in USA on video.
Released in United States 1954 (Shown at the 1954 Venice Film Festival.)
Released in United States March 1977 (Shown at FILMEX: Los Angeles International Film Exposition (Double Vision-Two different classics made from the same story) March 9-27, 1977.)