Romeo and Juliet

Romeo and Juliet

138 mins | Drama, Romance | April 2, 1968

Romeo Montague and Juliet Capulet fall in love against the wishes of their feuding families. Driven by their passion, the young lovers defy their destiny and elope, only to suffer the ultimate tragedy.

Romeo and Juliet

138 mins | Drama, Romance | April 2, 1968

Romeo and Juliet
Romeo Montague and Juliet Capulet fall in love against the wishes of their feuding families. Driven by their passion, the young lovers defy their destiny and elope, only to suffer the ultimate tragedy.
IMDb rating 7.6
Producers Paramount, Dino de Laurentiis Cinematografica, BHE Films, Verona Produzione
Original title Romeo and Juliet
Directors Rinaldo Ricci, Isa Bartalini, Dyson Lovell, Franco Zeffirelli
Writers Masolino D'Amico, Franco Brusati, Franco Zeffirelli, William Shakespeare

Cast

Leonard Whiting

as Romeo

Olivia Hussey

as Juliet

John McEnery

as Mercutio

Michael York

as Tybalt

Milo O’Shea

as Friar Laurence

Pat Heywood

as the Nurse

Robert Stephens

as the Prince

Bruce Robinson

as Benvolio

Paul Hardwick

as Lord Capulet

Natasha Parry

as Lady Capulet

Antonio Pierfederici

as Lord Montague

Esmeralda Ruspoli

as Lady Montague

Roberto Bisacco

as Lord Paris

Roy Holder

as Peter

Keith Skinner

as Balthazar

Dyson Lovell

as Sampson

Richard Warwick

as Gregory

Roberto Antonelli

as Abraham

Carlo Palmucci

as Complementary Role (uncredited)

Salvatore Billa

as Complementary Role (uncredited)

Claudio De Davide

as Complementary Role (uncredited)

Paola Tedesco

as Complementary Role (uncredited)

Laurence Olivier

as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Antonio Marcolini

as Capulet Party Guest (uncredited)