

Romeo and Juliet
1955-05-22 · 140 min · ★ 8.0
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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- Directors
- Harold Clayton
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- BBC
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- Released
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Virginia McKennaJuliet Capulet
Tony BrittonRomeo Montague
Flora RobsonNurse
Laurence PayneMercutio
Richard WordsworthTybalt
Harcourt WilliamsFriar LaurenceTitle information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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