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Romeo and Juliet

1955Directed by Harold Clayton

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Released: May 22, 1955
Runtime: 2h 20m

About Romeo and Juliet

Comedy
Romance
Drama

Synopsis

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.

Director: Harold Clayton
Writer: Dallas Bower

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