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Romeo and Juliet

"The greatest tragedy of the 16th century… brought into your living room!"

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.

Top Cast

  • Virginia McKenna

    Virginia McKenna

    Juliet Capulet

  • Tony Britton

    Tony Britton

    Romeo Montague

  • Flora Robson

    Flora Robson

    Nurse

  • Laurence Payne

    Laurence Payne

    Mercutio

  • Richard Wordsworth

    Richard Wordsworth

    Tybalt

  • Harcourt Williams

    Harcourt Williams

    Friar Laurence

  • Eric Lander

    Eric Lander

    Benvolio

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.

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