Stars: Olivia Hussey, Leonard Whiting, Milo O'Shea, Michael York

Director: Franco Zeffirelli

Summary: Shakespeare's classic romance comes to stunning visual life in this modern interpretation.

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Franco Zeffirelli's 1968 adaptation of Shakespeare's Romeo and Julietwas unique in its day for casting kids in the play's pivotal roles of, well, kids. Seventeen-year-old Leonard Whiting and 15-year-old Olivia Hussey play the titular pair, the Bard's star-crossed lovers who defy a running feud between their families in order to be together in love. Typically played on stage and in previous film productions by adult actors, the innocent look and rawness of Whiting and Hussey resonated at the time with a burgeoning youth movement from San Francisco to Prague. The tragic romance at the centre of the story also clicked with anti-authority sentiments, but even without that, Zeffirelli scores points by validating the ideals and passions of strong-willed adolescents. Less successful are scenes requiring the actors to have a fuller grasp of the text, though the best thing going remains the unambiguous duel between Romeo and Tybalt (Michael York). Lavishly photographed by Pasquale de Santis on location in Italy, this Romeo and Julietbrought a different tone and dimension to a story that had become tiresome in reverential presentations. --Tom Keogh

Aspect Ratio:	1.85 Anamorphic Wide Screen
Main Language:	English
Region:	Region 2
Special Features:	Theatrical Trailer
Subtitles:	Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Italian, Norwegian, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish
Year:	1968
Release Date:	February 3, 2003
Runtime:	132 minutes
Certification:
Catalogue Number:	P H E 8277
Keywords:	General, Wide, Screen, Romeo, Juliet, Drama
Genre:	Drama