John mcenery, leonard whiting, michael york, milo oshea, olivia hussey, pat heywood official content from paramount home. Oct 11, 2014 romeo and juliet trailer 1968 director. Sep 17, 2000 romeo and juliet remains the magical high point of his career. When romeo leonard whiting, a handsome young montague, disregards convention by attending a capulet. Antipodesmusicproductions, merlin evolution limited, umg on behalf of evosound. The souvenir program given out when the film first played in theatres indicates that plans were originally made for paris to be killed by romeo, just as in the original play there is a reference to the graveyard where romeo slays paris. This is the talk page for discussing improvements to the romeo and juliet 1968 film article.
Star crossed lovers william shakespeares romeo and juliet west side. Romeo and juliet film by zeffirelli 1968 britannica. Romeo and juliet original motion picture soundtrack. Released by silva america in 2002 ssd 1140 containing music from romeo and juliet 1968. The film was based on the 1940 production of prokofievs ballet, choreographed by leonid lavrovsky. Franco zeffirellis 1968 adaptation of shakespeares romeo and juliet was unique in its day for casting kids in the plays pivotal roles of, well, kids. Young romeo montague goes out with his friends to make trouble at a party the capulets are hosting, but while there he spies the capulets daughter juliet, and falls hopelessly in love with her. Streaming on hbo, michael radfords film is one of few onscreen. But the favorite film version is likely to remain, for many years, franco zeffirellis 1968 production. An essay analyzing the importance of modern film adaptations with regards to discussing the effect of shakespeares plays on our pop culture. Entertainment are teaming with lionsgate to develop a movie based on their graphic novel romeo and juliet. Director franco zeffirellis 1968 version of shakespeares romeo and juliet was touted at the time of its release successfully, if the boxoffice receipts are any.
Romeo and juliet 1968 soundtrack all movie soundtracks. Digital nativehansika, who has worked alongside most of the southern stars and was last seen in atharvaas 100, is awaiting the release of her 50th film titled maha. William shakespeare play, franco brusati screenplay 2 more credits. Julieta y romeo is a 1940 spanish historical drama film directed by jose maria castellvi and starring martha flores and enrique guitart. When the war was over, he went to rome to pursue a career in theatre. Unfollow romeo juliet 1968 to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. Always before, we have had actors in their 20s or 30s or even older, reciting shakespeares speeches to each other as if it were the words that mattered. Romeo and juliet is a 1968 britishitalian romance film based on the tragic play of the same name 15911595 by william shakespeare.
The soundtrack for the 1968 film romeo and juliet was composed and conducted by nino rota. The life of laura ingalls wilder tribute little house on the prairie tv show theme song duration. The film is an adaptation of william shakespeares romeo and juliet. The duel between romeo and tybalt starts out as a harmless, fratboy exchange of insults, then escalates into tragedy before any of the participants are fully aware of what has happened. This 1968 film is the definitive version of shakespeares 1594 play. Romeo and juliet is always said to be the first romantic tragedy ever written, but it isnt really a tragedy at all. Nov 30, 2011 so, imagine youre in your local library. Le film romeo and juliet 1968 vostfr streaming gratuit et legal. It is intriguing that zeffirelli in 1968 focused on love, while baz luhrmanns popular version of 1996 focused on violence. In the italian city of verona, the montague and the capulet families are perpetually feuding.
In the crypt, at the end of the movie, juliet s hands are in several different positions during romeo s speech. Its william shakespeares birthday, so celebrate with a teen romcom or a starfilled drama. Olivia hussey juliet and leonard whiting romeo in franco zeffirellis romeo. Romeo and juliet, american film drama, released in 1968, that was an adaptation of william shakespeares famous tragedy of the same name. To begin with, zeffirellis film is the first production of romeo and juliet i am familiar with in which the romance is taken seriously. Romeo and juliet 1968 this days black fate begins the woe, others must end. Alternate versions in the films original release, and on dvd, the end titles music continues playing on a black screen after the closing credits have ended, much as exit music used to do in roadshow releases of films. Released by silva screen in 1998 filmcd 200 containing music from romeo and juliet 1968.
Film complet en francais romeo et juliette duration. Released 1968, romeo and juliet stars leonard whiting, olivia hussey, milo oshea, michael york the pg movie has a runtime of about 2 hr 18 min, and received a score of out of 100 on. This film of shakespeares play, c3 minutes long, presumably represents a more or less. Romeo and juliet is a 1968 britishitalian romantic tragedy film based on the play of the same name by william shakespeare. The solid leads and arresting visuals make a case for zeffirellis romeo and juliet as the definitive cinematic adaptation of the play. Leonard whiting in romeo and juliet 1968 olivia hussey and leonard whiting in. Mar 05, 2007 badness in art is relative, and even when it first came out 40 years ago franco zeffirellis romeo and juliet was obviously a whole lot better film than the previous version of william shakespeares most romantic play, the monstrosity called west side story 1961 that, once he fired jerome robbins who is now credited with. This critically acclaimed movie features olivia hussey as juliet and leonard whiting as romeo, two starcrossed lovers forbidden by their families to follow their hearts. The 1968 version of romeo and juliet, directed by italian director franco zefirelli won loads. In the midst of the hundred years war, the young king henry v of england sir. It was originally released as a vinyl record, containing nine entries, most notably the song what is a youth, composed by nino rota, written by eugene walter and performed by glen weston. This may indicate that the film was trimmed before release, and that the death of paris was actually cut. No ordinary love story director franco zeffirellis beloved version of one of the most wellknown love stories in the english language, romeo montague leonard whiting and juliet capulet olivia hussey fall in love against the wishes of their feuding families.
Seventeenyearold leonard whiting and 15yearold olivia hussey play the titular pair, the bards starcrossed lovers who defy a running feud between their families in order to be together in love. It is widely considered to be the greatest love story of all time. Romeo and juliet 1968 stream and watch online moviefone. This is not a forum for general discussion of the articles subject put new text under old text. Romeo and juliet franco zeffirelli, 1968 dennis grunes. Romeo and juliet, american film drama, released in 1968, that was an adaptation of. Franco zeffirellis rendition of shakespeares classic tragic love story gets off to a slow and rocky start but eventually takes hold once its titular leads take over. Romeo i dzhulyetta is a 1955 soviet ballet film directed by lev arnshtam. Until this version of shakespeares tragic romance, the actors who. The motion picture is an original creation by american director, producer, writer and cinematographer armando acosta also credited as armondo linus acosta and armand acosta. As youths insolence arms the charming young montague, romeo, with dauntless courage to come uninvited to the capulets scintillating masked ball, a brief but thrilling encounter with the delicate darkhaired capulet, juliet, will pave the way for an ardent passion and a cruel romantic tragedy.
Directed by franco zeffirelli, it is often lauded as the best take on the oftfilmed classic. The film was directed and cowritten by franco zeffirelli, and stars leonard whiting and olivia hussey. With this in mind, i believe franco zeffirellis romeo and juliet is the most exciting film of shakespeare ever made. The film was directed and cowritten by franco zeffirelli, and stars leonard.