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Romeo and Juliet (The Criterion Collection)

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Leonard Whiting (Actor), Olivia Hussey (Actor), Franco Zeffirelli (Director) Rated:
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One of the great Shakespeare adaptations—Franco Zeffirelli’s sublime take on the immortal romantic tragedy

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One of the great Shakespeare adaptations, this sublime take on the Bard’s immortal romantic tragedy by Franco Zeffirelli breathed new life into the oft-told tale by casting actual teenagers in the title roles. As the young lovers whose affair threatens to inflame the tensions between their feuding families in Renaissance Verona, Olivia Hussey and Leonard Whiting vividly capture the mix of adolescent ardor and turmoil that fuels their destiny-driven liaison. A sensory banquet thanks to Nino Rota’s delicate score and the exquisite, Oscar-winning costumes and cinematography, Romeo and Juliet is Shakespeare at its most deeply felt and passionately alive.

BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES

  • New 4K digital restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack
  • Excerpt from the 2018 documentary Franco Zeffirelli: Directing from Life
  • Interviews with actors Olivia Hussey and Leonard Whiting from 1967 and 2016
  • Trailer
  • English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
  • PLUS: An essay by scholar Ramona Wray

Product details

  • MPAA rating ‏ : ‎ PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
  • Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.73 x 5.31 x 0.59 inches; 5.92 ounces
  • Director ‏ : ‎ Franco Zeffirelli
  • Media Format ‏ : ‎ Blu-ray, Subtitled
  • Release date ‏ : ‎ February 14, 2023
  • Actors ‏ : ‎ Leonard Whiting, Olivia Hussey, John McEnery, Milo O'Shea, Pat Heywood
  • Studio ‏ : ‎ The Criterion Collection
  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0BMK46V86
  • Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1
  • Best Sellers Rank: #5,459 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.7 out of 5 stars 386 ratings

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Customers praise the film's picture quality, with one noting its gorgeous costumes and cinematography, and consider it the gold standard of Romeo and Juliet movies. The cast receives positive feedback, with one customer highlighting the splendid supporting cast, while another appreciates the rare interviews included. While customers find the movie well worth the price, they express disappointment about the lack of commentary tracks.

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11 customers mention "Picture quality"11 positive0 negative

Customers praise the picture quality of the DVD, describing it as beautiful, with one customer noting the gorgeous costumes and cinematography, while another highlights the exquisite colors.

"...The movie has a 4K digital restoration and the colors are exquisite...." Read more

"...As is the case with most Criterion releases, Romeo and Juliet looks beautiful, there are interviews with the lead actors (from both 1967 and 2016),..." Read more

"...Just a beautiful, beautiful film." Read more

"...Renaissance Italy in gorgeous array, the Beauty of Youth in full display, a lush, exquisite musical score by Nino Rota and a romantic balcony scene..." Read more

7 customers mention "Movie quality"7 positive0 negative

Customers praise this adaptation of Romeo and Juliet, with one noting it surpasses the original DVD Paramount release.

"...lover Romeo, and Olivia Hussey is just stunning as the beautiful Juliet...." Read more

"...Leonard Whiting and Olivia Hussey make a perfect Romeo and Juliet...." Read more

"Cinematic Shakespeare for the Ages. The greatest Shakespearean film adaptation brilliantly realized by director Franco Zeffirelli...." Read more

"Classic movie" Read more

4 customers mention "Cast"4 positive0 negative

Customers appreciate the cast of the film, with one mentioning the splendid supporting cast and another noting the interviews with the lead actors.

"...These two actors couldn't have been more perfectly cast...." Read more

"...releases, Romeo and Juliet looks beautiful, there are interviews with the lead actors (from both 1967 and 2016), a chat with the late director..." Read more

"...The costumes and cinematography are gorgeous, and the actors all sublimely cast, particularly the two attractive, young leads...." Read more

"...The Blu-ray had special features of interviews of past and present from the actors." Read more

3 customers mention "Interview quality"3 positive0 negative

Customers appreciate the interviews included in the DVD, with one mentioning rare footage and another noting a chat with the late director.

"...with the lead actors (from both 1967 and 2016), a chat with the late director (courtesy of a 2018 documentary), and an essay from a noted..." Read more

"...Rare interviews from the two leads are extras on the disc ...." Read more

"I love it. The Blu-ray had special features of interviews of past and present from the actors." Read more

3 customers mention "Value for money"3 positive0 negative

Customers find the DVD well worth its price, with one mentioning the value of the included interviews.

"...It is well worth the price...." Read more

"...This restored print is well-worth the money and a fantastic upgrade on all levels." Read more

"Worth the price to hear the interviews from the movie. Plus seeing moving...." Read more

3 customers mention "Commentary quality"0 positive3 negative

Customers have mixed opinions about the commentary quality, with several noting the absence of commentary tracks.

"...I was tempted to remove one star for the absence of a commentary track that one would normally expect to accompany a film of this caliber, but I..." Read more

"...Sadly, there is no commentary track , but that is a minor quibble when the film is presented in such a magnificent presentation" Read more

"...After more than 50 years . . . NO commentary options on this release? Really?..." Read more

This 2023 DVD is ironically inferior to the 2000 DVD release.
3 out of 5 stars
This 2023 DVD is ironically inferior to the 2000 DVD release.
If you have the 2000 release DVD copy of this film, there is no need to purchase this new 2023 Criterion Collection edition. It adds nothing of value and the audio/visual is inferior to the 2000 edition. The colours on this new release are darker, less vibrant. Some portions from the film look as though they were filmed on someone's smartphone as they were viewing the 2000 edition on their TV screen. The Blu-ray edition may be better; I cannot say for sure.
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  • Ron Fink
    5.0 out of 5 stars Best Screen Adaptation of Romeo and Juliet EVER!
    Reviewed in the United States on February 5, 2025
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    What more can I say that others haven't already said countless times before me? Let me try. This movie of Romeo and Juliet is by far the best screen adaptation of the two star crossed lovers I have ever seen. I've seen many over the years and none compare to this version.

    My wife introduced me to this particular movie back in the early 1980s when it aired on the ABC network television movie of the week. At that time I had no interest in any movie containing Romeo and Juliet. She convinced me to watch it with her because she had seen it several times at one our local movie theaters sometime back in the mid1970s when it had been re-issued by Paramount Pictures, and she was sure I would like it because "it had a great sword fighting scene." Well, I watched, and I was transfixed by the two actors who portrayed the lead roles. These two actors couldn't have been more perfectly cast. Leonard Whiting is marvelous as the young, impassioned lover Romeo, and Olivia Hussey is just stunning as the beautiful Juliet. Leonard was 17 and Olivia was 15 when they made this film in 1968 and rightly represent the youthfulness of the characters in William Shakespeare's stage play. Franco Zeffirelli does a masterful job of directing them and the supporting cast who are excellent in filling out this romantic but tragic story. Nino Rota supplies a beautiful musical score that just heightens the romance and youthful character of its participants, as well as the violence and tragedy of the story.

    Now as for the Criterion Collection Blu-Ray disc, it is far better than the original DVD Paramount release that I have in my collection. The movie has a 4K digital restoration and the colors are exquisite. It also has the original intermission card inserted at the halfway point of the movie. There are a few special features that include a 2018 documentary on the director Franco Zeffirelli and a couple of interviews with Leonard Whiting and Olivia Hussey from 1967 and 2016, plus an essay by scholar Ramona Wray. I just want to to say if you are contemplating purchasing this disc...do so! It is well worth the price. Most everything that I've ever purchased from The Criterion Collection has been excellent, this one is no exception.

    I finish my review by acknowledging the recent passing of the most beautiful Juliet I've ever seen on the silver screen. Parting is truly such sweet sorrow. Rest in peace, Olivia!
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  • B. Wells
    5.0 out of 5 stars The Best of the Bard
    Reviewed in the United States on February 27, 2023
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    I first saw Franco Zeffirelli's Romeo and Juliet as a precocious 13-year-old in a college-town movie house that no longer exists. We hadn't yet studied Shakespeare in my local middle school but, like most kids that age, I was aware of his work, and of the most famous lines uttered by his characters. I was intrigued when I first saw the trailer for the film. The fact that the lead actors were drop-dead gorgeous and not much older than me sealed the deal. I had to see it! And so I entered the theater not expecting to understand much of Shakespeare's dialogue but fully anticipating a bounty of lush beauty on display. I was not disappointed in 1968 and was not disappointed in 2023 when I received the 4k digital restoration Blu-ray from the Criterion Collection.

    As is the case with most Criterion releases, Romeo and Juliet looks beautiful, there are interviews with the lead actors (from both 1967 and 2016), a chat with the late director (courtesy of a 2018 documentary), and an essay from a noted (Shakespeare) scholar. I was tempted to remove one star for the absence of a commentary track that one would normally expect to accompany a film of this caliber, but I just can't do it: Zeffirelli's production, and this 4k restoration are too exquisite for me to complain about the commentary missing from this release.

    Zeffirelli's movie itself will always be a treasure for me, not the least because it prompted a certain self-awareness that I hadn't previously considered at the young age of 13. Leonard Whiting and Olivia Hussey make a perfect Romeo and Juliet. True, their approach to Shakespeare's dialogue is rather modern in its delivery but, for me, especially as an adolescent, that fact made the play all the more accessible, and I actually understood what all the fuss was about. The supporting cast is splendid, particularly John McEnery as Mercutio, Pat Heywood as Juliet's nurse, and Milo O'Shea as Friar Laurence. Michael York and Bruce Robinson are also in fine form as, respectively, Tybalt and Benvolio.

    I am assuming that most people know the plot of R&J so there's no need for me to go into that. Shakespeare wrote the play somewhere around 1595 and there's a good reason why it's still beloved after 425+ years. While Macbeth is my favorite of Shakespeare's plays, Franco Zeffirelli's Romeo and Juliet is my favorite filmed version of any of the Bard's works, and the closest to my heart.
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  • Javier
    5.0 out of 5 stars Romeo Y Julieta (1968) [DVD]
    Reviewed in Spain on October 21, 2014
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    Una de las mejores peliculas sobre Romeo y Julieta, muy fiel a la novela original. Recomendada para todos los seguidores del clasico.
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  • Vens Alain
    5.0 out of 5 stars dvd
    Reviewed in France on July 9, 2025
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    dvd correct à la description
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  • JSR
    4.0 out of 5 stars Shakespeare for a wide audience.
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 26, 2025
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    Like many others of my vintage I first saw this adaptation at Secondary School in relation to the English Literature syllabus (Reel to reel in the school dining hall!). Like virtually every other adolescent male I had an immediate crush on Ms Hussey and I have recently revisited the film after her sad death. Not an exact recreation of the play but it really brought the text to life. Even more than 50 years later it still looks so vibrant. The performances are excellent, none more so than the luminescent Ms Hussey; it's amazing to realise that she was only 15 at the time. There are virtually no 'extras' beyond 2 fascinating interviews, 50 years apart, with Whiting and Hussey. The 15 year old puffing on a ciggie and the 17 year sipping an orange juice (and, apparently, "something") will scandalise a worthy modern audience. Even if you're not a Shakespeare buff, it's a very enjoyable film.
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  • David
    5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome
    Reviewed in Canada on February 8, 2025
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    Always my favorite Romeo and Juliet movie no other remakes can come close to this one classic,
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  • Elisa Pigliapoco
    5.0 out of 5 stars Ottimo prodotto
    Reviewed in Italy on February 23, 2024
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    DVD di ottima qualità. Arrivato in orario ed in perfette condizioni.
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