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Romeo & Juliet : the Franco Zeffirelli production [videorecording (DVD)] /

Contributor(s): Publisher number: 06809 | Paramount PicturesSeries: Criterion collectionPublication details: Hollywood, Calif. : Paramount Pictures, 2000.Description: 1 videodisc (138 min.) : Dolby digital mono. sd., col. ; 12 cmOther title:
  • Romeo and Juliet [videorecording (DVD)]
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Production credits:
  • Music, Nino Rota ; produced by Anthony Havelock-Allan, John Brabourne ; screenplay, Franco Brusati, Masolino D'Amico, Franco Zeffirelli ; directed by Franco Zeffirelli.
Cast: Olivia Hussey and Leonard Whiting with Milo O'Shea, Michael York, John McEnery, Pat Heywood, Natasha Parry and Robert Stephens.Summary: "Italian director Franco Zeffirelli stunned the screen world when he cast two young unknowns to portray the star-crossed lovers in Romeo & Juliet, but it was a gamble that resulted in one of the most popular motion pictures of all time, winning international acclaim and four Academy Award nominations. Shakespeare's classic romance comes to stunning visual life in a refreshingly modern interpretation, bringing new vitality and insight to the most enduring love story ever written."--Container.
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DVD DVD Hanover Public Library Shelves DVDA ROMEO (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 31906001245316

Videodisc release of the 1968 motion picture.

Special features: Theatrical trailer.

Music, Nino Rota ; produced by Anthony Havelock-Allan, John Brabourne ; screenplay, Franco Brusati, Masolino D'Amico, Franco Zeffirelli ; directed by Franco Zeffirelli.

Olivia Hussey and Leonard Whiting with Milo O'Shea, Michael York, John McEnery, Pat Heywood, Natasha Parry and Robert Stephens.

"Italian director Franco Zeffirelli stunned the screen world when he cast two young unknowns to portray the star-crossed lovers in Romeo & Juliet, but it was a gamble that resulted in one of the most popular motion pictures of all time, winning international acclaim and four Academy Award nominations. Shakespeare's classic romance comes to stunning visual life in a refreshingly modern interpretation, bringing new vitality and insight to the most enduring love story ever written."--Container.

Home use only.

Closed-captioned.

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