Romeo and Juliet

Plot

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.

  • Franco Zeffirelli

    Director

  • William Shakespeare

    Theatre Play

  • Franco Brusati

    Screenplay

  • Franco Zeffirelli

    Screenplay

  • Masolino D'Amico

    Screenplay

  • Pasqualino De Santis

    Director of Photography

  • Reginald Mills

    Editor

  • Leonard Whiting

    Romeo

  • Olivia Hussey

    Juliet

  • John McEnery

    Mercutio

  • Michael York

    Tybalt

  • Milo O’Shea

    Friar Laurence

  • Pat Heywood

    the Nurse

  • Robert Stephens

    the Prince

  • Bruce Robinson

    Benvolio

  • Paul Hardwick

    Lord Capulet

  • Natasha Parry

    Lady Capulet

  • Antonio Pierfederici

    Lord Montague

  • Esmeralda Ruspoli

    Lady Montague

  • Roberto Bisacco

    Lord Paris

  • Roy Holder

    Peter

  • Keith Skinner

    Balthazar

  • Dyson Lovell

    Sampson

  • Richard Warwick

    Gregory

  • Roberto Antonelli

    Abraham

  • Carlo Palmucci

    Complementary Role (uncredited)

  • Salvatore Billa

    Complementary Role (uncredited)

  • Claudio De Davide

    Complementary Role (uncredited)

  • Paola Tedesco

    Complementary Role (uncredited)

  • Laurence Olivier

    Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

  • Antonio Marcolini

    Capulet Party Guest (uncredited)

  • Andrés José Cruz Soublette

    Complementary role (uncredited)

  • Runtime

    138 minutes

    Released

    1968-04-02

    Languages

    English

    Italiano

    Countries

    Italy

    United Kingdom

    United States of America

    Studios

    Paramount Pictures

    DDL Cinematografica

    BHE Films

    Verona Produzione

    Sound

  • Nino Rota

    Original Music Composer

  • Updated

    4 days ago

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