Its most lasting legacy is its popular main theme music, composed by Nino Rota. Photographed by Pasqualino DeSantis on various locations in Italy, Romeo and Juliet was one of the most profitable film adaptations of Shakespeare ever produced. This critically acclaimed movie features Olivia Hussey as Juliet and Leonard Whiting as Romeo, two star-crossed lovers forbidden by their families to follow their hearts. The duel between Romeo and Tybalt starts out as a harmless, frat-boy exchange of insults, then escalates into tragedy before any of the participants are fully aware of what has happened. Romeo & Juliet (1968) Celebrate the 50th Anniversary of director Franco Zeffirelli’s Oscar winning adaptation of Shakespeare's classic tale of romance and tragedy. Among the younger players are Michael York as Tybalt and John McEnery as Mercutio. The youthfulness and inexperience of the leading players works beautifully in the more passionate sequences (some of these breaking further ground by being played in the nude). Seventeen-year-old Leonard Whiting plays Romeo, with 15-year-old Olivia Hussey as Juliet. This is because Zeffirelli broke the long-standing tradition of casting over-aged, sometimes grey-haired players in the title roles. Romeo Montague and Juliet Capulet fall in love against the wishes of their feuding families.
Director Franco Zeffirelli's 1968 version of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet was touted at the time of its release (successfully, if the box-office receipts are any indication), as something of a "youth trip" movie. Romeo and Juliet (1968) Cinafilm Score 71 based on 520 reviews 138 mins 48 critic reviews 472 user reviews Director Franco Zeffirellis beloved version of one of the most well-known love stories in the English language.
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