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22/05/1955 Comedy, Romance, Drama 2h 20m
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The greatest tragedy of the 16th century… brought into your living room!

Overview

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.

  1. Harold Clayton

    Director

  2. Dallas Bower

    Writer

Top billed cast

  1. Virginia McKenna

    Juliet Capulet

  2. Tony Britton

    Romeo Montague

  3. Flora Robson

    Nurse

  4. Laurence Payne

    Mercutio

  5. Richard Wordsworth

    Tybalt

  6. Harcourt Williams

    Friar Laurence

  7. Eric Lander

    Benvolio

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Full Cast & Crew

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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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