ROMEO AND JULIET [BLU-RAY]

Details

• Release Year: 1954
• Genre: Drama, Romance
• Plot: A wonderful film translation of the magic of Shakespeare's verse into the language of cinema. Shot on location in Italy, the films stars Laurence Harvey, beautiful 'newcomer' Susan Shentall and features the voice of John Gielgud as 'the chorus'. In the renaissance city of Verona, the Montagues and the Capulets are two rival families carrying on a decades long feud. Love blossoms between Romeo and Juliet, each from one of the rival families sworn to hatred. With the help of Franciscan friar Laurence, an elaborate plan to repatriate the families through the secret marriage of their children turns the circumstances of Romeo and Juliet from unbridled love to tragedy.
• Cast: Laurence Harvey, Susan Shentall, Flora Robson, Norman Wooland, Mervyn Johns, John Gielgud, Bill Travers, Sebastian Cabot, Lydia Sherwood, Ubaldo Zollo, Enzo Fiermonte, Giovanni Rota, Giulio Garbinetto, Nietta Zocchi, Thomas Nicholls, Mario Meniconi, Pietro Capanna, Luciano Bodi, Alma De Río, Dagmar Josipovitch, Elio Vittorini, Renato Castellani, William Shakespeare, Sandro Ghenzi, Robert Krasker, Sidney Hayers, Roman Vlad, Giorgio Venzi, Ron Benton
• Director: Renato Castellani
• Runtime: 2:21
• Company: Universalcine, Verona Produzione, Carlton Film Distributors Ltd., ITV Studios Home Entertainment
• Media Format: Movie