Romeo and Juliet / a Paramount picture ; a BHE film made with Verona Produzione and Dino De Laurentiis Cinematografica ; the Franco Zeffirelli production ; directed by Franco Zeffirelli ; produced by Anthony Havelock-Allan, John Brabourne ; screenplay, Franco Brusati, Masolino D'Amico, Franco Zeffirelli.
Edition:
Blu-ray special edition.
Publisher:
The Criterion Collection,
Copyright Date:
2023
Description:
1 videodisc (138 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 pamphlet (12 pages : color illustrations ; 17 cm)
Leonard Whiting, Olivia Hussey, John McEnery, Milo O'Shea, Pat Heywood, Robert Stephens, Michael York, Bruce Robinson, Paul Hardwick, Natasha Parry, Antonio Pierfederici, Esmeralda Ruspoli, Roberto Bisacco. Originally released as a motion picture in 1968. Wide screen (1.85:1). Special edition features: New 4K digital restoration with uncompressed monaural soundtrack; excerpt from the 2018 documentary Franco Zeffirelli : directing from life; Interviews with actors Olivia Hussey and Leonard Whiting from 1967 and 2016; trailer; essay by scholar Ramona Wray. Accompanied by booklet (12 pages) containing essay by scholar Ramona Wray.
Summary:
Franco Zeffirelli's sublime adaptation starring Olivia Hussey and Leonard Whiting and featuring a score by Nino Rota and Oscar-winning costumes and cinematography is Shakespeare at its most deeply felt and passionately alive.
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