Comedy ·Romance ·Drama · 1955 · 2h 20m

Romeo and Juliet

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Director
Harold Clayton
Cast
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
Crew
Dallas Bower — Writer
Tagline

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

Synopsis

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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Key Collaborators
Harold Clayton Director Dallas Bower Writer
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