Romeo and Juliet

Romeo and Juliet (1955)

The greatest tragedy of the 16th century… brought into your living room!

  • Genre: Comedy, Romance, Drama
  • Release Date: 1955-05-22
  • Runtime: 2h 20min
  • Production Company: BBC
  • Director: Harold Clayton

Summary

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.

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  • 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
Directing Harold Clayton Director
Writing Dallas Bower Writer

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