Romeo and Juliet (1955)
Synopsis
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.
Release Date: 1955-05-22
Runtime: 140 minutes
Director: Harold Clayton
Top Cast
- Virginia McKenna as Juliet Capulet
- Tony Britton as Romeo Montague
- Flora Robson as Nurse
- Laurence Payne as Mercutio
- Richard Wordsworth as Tybalt
- Harcourt Williams as Friar Laurence
- Eric Lander as Benvolio
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Original Music Composer(s): N/A
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