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Romeo & Juliet
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Aspect Ratio: 1.66:1
Audience Rating: G (General Audience)
Binding: DVD
Brand: HUSSEY,OLIVIA
EAN: 9780792165057
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, Widescreen, NTSC
ISBN: 0792165055
Label: Paramount Home Video
Languages: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 MonoEnglish (Unknown), Dolby Digital 2.0 MonoEnglish (Subtitled),
Manufacturer: Paramount Home Video
MPN: 097360680942
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Paramount Home Video
Region Code: 1
Release Date: May 23, 2000
Running Time: 138 minutes
Studio: Paramount Home Video
Theatrical Release Date: October 08, 1968
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Editorial Review:
Shakespeare's classic play of tragic love between members of opposing families.
Genre: Feature Film-Drama
Rating: PG
Release Date: 12-DEC-2003
Media Type: DVD
Franco Zeffirelli's 1968 adaptation of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet was unique in its day for casting kids in the play's pivotal roles of, well, kids. Seventeen-year-old Leonard Whiting and 15-year-old Olivia Hussey play the titular pair, the Bard's star-crossed lovers who defy a running feud between their families in order to be together in love. Typically played on stage and in previous film productions by adult actors, the innocent look and rawness of Whiting and Hussey resonated at the time with a burgeoning youth movement from San Francisco to Prague. The tragic romance at the center of the story also clicked with anti-authority sentiments, but even without that, Zeffirelli scores points by validating the ideals and passions of strong-willed adolescents. Less successful are scenes requiring the actors to have a fuller grasp of the text, though the best thing going remains the unambiguous duel between Romeo and Tybalt (Michael York). Lavishly photographed by Pasquale de Santis on location in Italy, this Romeo and Juliet brought a different tone and dimension to a story that had become tiresome in reverential presentations. --Tom Keogh
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - i love this movie!
i own the 1996 version of Romeo and Juliet, but i felt like watching this 1968 version. so i got it and let me just say i love this one! it is the best version i think ever made of the famous play. (and i love Leo Dicaprio) so for me to say this is amazing! i loved it so much i watched it about five times since i got it! five stars!
Rating: - Cupid, He Rules Us All
In 1968 Franco Zeffirelli wowed critics and audiences alike with his filmed version of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. He cast two unknown actors in the title roles. Romeo was played by Leonard Whiting, who captured the angst and anti-war sentiment of his generation while juxtaposing it with his all-consuming passion for Juliet. And Olivia Hussey plays Juliet to perfection by endowing her with innocence, naivety, intelligence and loving conviction. The rest of the cast is also superb especially John ... Read More
Rating:  - Beautifully Casted, Adept Cinematography, Soundtrack Moving and the words wonderfully rendered
It is written somewhere, possibly Homer or Plato, (possibly Oscar Wilde) that Poets are in-love with love, that is to say, the "Ideal of LOVE"... because the truly moving love poems, plays and stories that have been penned over the last 500 years, have something in common: most begin with so much passion; as in all good tales, there is a major conflict, but the Love is Real, ending in tragedy and tears. Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet is one such tale.
"Let me not to the marriage of true ... Read More
Rating: - Romeo & Juliet DVD
After having shown the VHS version to my students for years, I finally bought the DVD to show via projector. What a difference it makes to have the subtitles! Very happy with my purchase.
Rating: - Artistry that will touch your heart
I do not use the term "Masterpiece" lightly. So when I attach that title to Franco Zeffirelli's Romeo and Juliet please believe that it is heartfelt. I first saw this film upon it's release in 1968. I was 15. Shakespearian productions held little interest for me. The language was strange and from what I'd seen the acting seemed stiff. But after seeing the trailer I was intrigued. Perhaps it was the youthful players or the exciting action. For whatever reason I anticipated Rome & Juliet's release. ... Read More
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