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| Genre | Romance |
| Format | Color, Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, NTSC, Widescreen, Multiple Formats |
| Contributor | Natasha Parry, Pat Heywood, Milo O'Shea, Michael York, Olivia Hussey, Robert Stephens, John McEnery, Esmeralda Ruspoli, Franco Zeffirelli, Antonio Pierfederici, Franco Brusati, Leonard Whiting, Bruce Robinson, Masolino D'Amico, Paul Hardwick, William Shakespeare See more |
| Language | English |
| Runtime | 2 hours and 18 minutes |
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Shakespeare's classic tale of romance and tragedy. Two families of Verona, the Montagues and the Capulets, have been feuding with each other for years. Young Romeo Montague goes out with his friends to make trouble at a party the Capulets are hosting, but while there he spies the Capulet's daughter Juliet, and falls hopelessly in love with her. She returns his affections, but they both know that their families will never allow them to follow their hearts.
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- Aspect Ratio : 1.66:1
- Is Discontinued By Manufacturer : No
- MPAA rating : PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
- Product Dimensions : 7.5 x 5.25 x 0.5 inches; 2.4 ounces
- Item model number : 97360680942
- Director : Franco Zeffirelli
- Media Format : Color, Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, NTSC, Widescreen, Multiple Formats
- Run time : 2 hours and 18 minutes
- Release date : January 1, 1968
- Actors : Leonard Whiting, Olivia Hussey, John McEnery, Milo O'Shea, Pat Heywood
- Subtitles: : English
- Language : English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono)
- Studio : Paramount
- ASIN : 0792165055
- Writers : Franco Brusati, Franco Zeffirelli, Masolino D'Amico, William Shakespeare
- Number of discs : 1
- Best Sellers Rank: #7,876 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
- #259 in Romance (Movies & TV)
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- Reviewed in the United States on January 5, 2025I love How secure the dvd was when it was delivered to me, The DVD was in perfect condition. It played extremely well. The case itself is in good condition. Overall, after watching the movie again and giving this review, I gotta say this is one of the best places to buy DVD's from. Thanks Mark!!
I love How secure the dvd was when it was delivered to me, The DVD was in perfect condition. It played extremely well. The case itself is in good condition. Overall, after watching the movie again and giving this review, I gotta say this is one of the best places to buy DVD's from. Thanks Mark!!
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- Reviewed in the United States on January 17, 2025That's a long time ago. No one will ever make a Romeo and Juliet as good as this.
(So sad that Olivia Hussey passed )
This got me into Shakespeare!
- Reviewed in the United States on January 14, 2025it is like new and plays well
- Reviewed in the United States on January 8, 2025So well done. The fight scenes especially are very realistic and passionate.
- Reviewed in the United States on January 15, 2025THANK YOU
- Reviewed in the United States on December 31, 2024One of the best films ever, R.I.P juliet
- Reviewed in the United States on March 6, 2004As far as I know, Zefferelli has maybe one badly reviewed film to his name: "Tea With Mussolini". Everything else the man has done has been praised to the skies and been worthy of it. If you don't believe me, rent this movie or "La Traviata" and you'll see why! His version of this famous story is the film that gave birth to that reputation.
Shakespeare's "Romeo & Juliet" is the 'quotemeister' for me amongst his plays. "Hamlet", of course, has quite a few memorable ones, and most often is the one quoted. however, R&J is BRIMMING with bon mots! Voila:
"Drawn...?! And talk of peace?! I hate the word."
"I tell you, he who lays hold of her, shall have the chinks!"
"Sweetmeats tainted are!"
"Who is Tybalt? Better then King of Cats, I'll wager!"
"I move for no man's pleasure, I!"
"T'is not so wide as a church door, nor as deep as a well, but t'is enough, t'will suffice!"
"Come back tomorrow, and you will find me a grave man....!"
"I AM FORTUNE'S FOOL!!"
"This day is black feint!"
"PUNK RAMPANT!!"
"I know better men than him, and twenty such jacks..."
"Now...hie thee home....FRAGMENT!"
"What's in a name? A rose by any other name would smell just as sweet...."
"Give me a case to put my visage in!"
"True...I talk of dreams, which are the children of an idle brain..."
"She doth teach the torches to burn bright! She hangs upon the cheek of night, like a rich jewel in an ethiop's ear!"
I could go on for paragraphs listing all the great turns of phrase in this play/film, something Shakespeare was known for, but I'll spare you. Suffice it to say that the acting of all members of the cast is excellent, particularly John McEnry's Mercutio...he really couldn't have been a better choice for the role, as the jester among the Montagues. Olivia Hussey's Juliet is an elfin, delicate beauty that most fellas would give their left arm for, especially Italian fellas at the edge of the Middle Ages! Pat Heywood's Nurse is excellent...somehow, her exuberant and natural reading of the role allows you to ignore the fact that her rather strong cockney accent should be out of place in 17th century Verona. Michael York's Tybalt is great! The way he is made up, he resembles a mischievous young bull minus the horns, just the right look for the contentious, troublemaking character. The one SLIGHTLY weak spot seems to be Leonard Whiting as Romeo...he seems too plastic, too pretty...too perfect looking for a roughhousing teenage boy fascinated with the sweet young Juliet.
He is, however, light years better in the role than the weak presence cast in the OTHER prominent version of the story, the Norma Shearer/Leslie Howard version done in the 30s. Except for Shearer, who is a revelation in WHATEVER she's in, this version was a casting director's NIGHTMARE! Howard was a TRULY wimpy Romeo, totally unbelievable; John Barrymore was a 50 yr. old Mercutio and looked it, and, (and I have no idea who the casting director was who made THIS mistake,) Andy Devine was cast as a prominent supernumerary! That's Andy Devine, as in "Pluck your magic twanger, Froggy!" If it hadn't been for the presence of Ms. Shearer in this cast as Juliet and for the excellent B&W cinematography, the movie would be completely unwatchable. As it stands now, it's camp joke that should fuel Saturday night giggle parties for every university drama class you can name from here until Gabriel blows his horn!
Zefferelli's film was immensely popular for its time, making something like $40,000,000, if I'm not mistaken, in its initial release. It is beautifully staged, cast, acted and researched and can still hold an audience 36 years after the fact! The script seems to be written in a style very faithful to that of Shakespeare's own and the actors' turns of these phrases are expert in just about every case.
Nowhere in the world of filmed period plays will you see a better production than this geniune 60s phenomonon, (except for maybe "Amadeus", "The Lion in Winter" or "Excalibur"). Buy it or rent it...you will enjoy it.
- Reviewed in the United States on December 27, 2024Olivia.
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FilmfanReviewed in Canada on November 27, 20215.0 out of 5 stars 5 stars for the movie
This is for the Romeo & Juliet Blu-ray released by Umbrella Entertainment. This is a a region free disc and plays perfectly on my Region A locked Sony Blu-ray player. Unfortunately the Blu-ray transfer is underwhelming and just slightly better than the DVD. It has an overall soft appearance with many murky or muddy scenes such as during the opening credits. There are many speckles, white spots and dirt on the transfer. This movie is arguably the best film adaptation of Romeo and Juliet and I'm pleased to finally have it on Blu-ray. The acting, direction, cinematography, costumes and set design are all excellent. Perhaps someday it will be given the full 4K restoration it deserves.
Sweet ToothReviewed in the United Kingdom on April 29, 20235.0 out of 5 stars First Class - Pure Brilliance - Best Version Ever
I BLAME THE PARENTS - Seriously though..., Shakespeare's brilliance and genius in all its glory! I first saw this film when I was at school studying for my CSE exams, (oldies will remember those, you did them before the GCE;s, which were taken a couple of years later) it was part of the English curriculum along with the just as popular film "Love Story" at the time. The English teacher took about 8 of us girls to see both films at Leicester Square Odeon (it was 8 bob I think just to get in, so no sweets at that price) and she had sat next to me on this one and squeezed my hand when I started quietly blubbering towards the end. Thankfully Mum had insisted I take a cloth hanky with me, I thought she was bonkers at the time and then I realised she knew me well indeed. I remember, I was as engrossed and mesmerised then as I was again today. This film will keep you glued to the screen even though the style of language might leave you frustrated and wishing they'd just speak modern English and be done with it. Whilst I understood what was being said and meant right the way through, I had to use the subtitles to keep in step so to speak with what was going on on the screen. But don't let that put you off, the whole production, sound, picture, story etc is excellent, with superb acting throughout, there are really no other words for it. In my world this is a MUST BUY and I highly recommend.
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JaamunaReviewed in France on January 2, 20185.0 out of 5 stars La meilleure version de ces amours tragiques
Ce film (1968) de Franco Zeffirelli est pour moi la meilleure illustration de ce drame illustre parmi les adaptations fidèles au lieu, Vérone et à l’époque, le Moyen âge.
Il a du son succès à la fraicheur juvénile de ses interprètes principaux Léonard Whiting et surtout Olivia Hussey. Aussi à l’excellence du principal thème musical composé par Nino Rota et au fait qu’il ait été tourné en décors naturels.
J’ai par contre déploré que la production ait cru bon de faire une version traduite en français de la chanson interprétée dans le film car celle-ci est incomparablement inférieure à la version originale.
Honte à ceux qui ont fait les sous-titres de la version italienne originale : les dialogues ont été complètement réécrits (c’est hélas monnaie courante dans le cinéma) y compris le si beau texte de la chanson ce qui est une véritable hérésie et un scandale …
J’en signale une excellente version anglaise « A Time For Us » chantée par Andy Williams.
Ecoutez-là, c'est pour moi l'une des plus belles mélodies qui soient. Et elle m'évoque bien des souvenirs ...
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AnbloReviewed in Canada on June 14, 20245.0 out of 5 stars Amoureux pour la vie.
Dirigé par Franco Zeffirelli. Deux jeunes amoureux, une fin tragique.
William TwiggerReviewed in the United Kingdom on October 24, 20235.0 out of 5 stars VIEWED THIS ON RELEASE IN THE LATE SIXTIES
As above I have seen in at first Showing. It was Controversial then but more acceptable now. These were Innocents just like thousands of others Dipping their Toes in an Adventure. Just as an Expression of Life in many respects for Life.
William Twigger

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