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Romeo and Juliet

1955Directed by Lev Arnshtam, Leonid Lavrovsky

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Released: May 19, 1955
Runtime: 1h 32m

About Romeo and Juliet

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Synopsis

Russian ballet version of Shakespeare's tragedy about star crossed lovers from two feuding Italian Renaissance families. The film was based on the 1940 production of Prokofiev's ballet, choreographed by Leonid Lavrovsky. It won the Best Lyrical Film at the 1955 Cannes Film Festival, was nominated as the Palme d'Or.

Directors: Lev Arnshtam
Leonid Lavrovsky
Writers: William Shakespeare
Leonid Lavrovsky
Lev Arnshtam
Original title: Ромео и Джульетта

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