Romeo and Juliet

Harold Clayton
1955-05-22

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

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.

Cast

Name Character Team
Virginia McKenna Juliet Capulet Unowned
Tony Britton Romeo Montague Unowned
Flora Robson Nurse Unowned
Laurence Payne Mercutio Unowned
Richard Wordsworth Tybalt Unowned
Harcourt Williams Friar Laurence Unowned
Eric Lander Benvolio Unowned