Romeo and Juliet
First aired on May 22, 1955
Runtime: 140 mins
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Genres: Comedy, Romance, Drama
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.
Featured Cast: click image to view more
Virginia McKenna | Juliet Capulet
Tony Britton | Romeo Montague
Flora Robson | Nurse
Laurence Payne | Mercutio
Richard Wordsworth | Tybalt
Harcourt Williams | Friar Laurence
Featured Crew
Harold Clayton | Director
Dallas Bower | Writer
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