Romeo and Juliet (Original title)
Date: 1968 (Release)Countries: United Kingdom, ItalyDirector: Franco Zeffirelli
Synopsis: Shakespeare's tragedy of young lovers whose feuding families force them to marry in secret.
Genres: Period drama, Romance
Subject:
Releases
Date: 1968Country: United KingdomRelease type: unknownFormat: 35mm Film - Colour - Technicolor - SoundRuntime: 152 mins Length: 13680 FeetDialogue (original): English
Date: 2016Country: United KingdomRelease type: InternetFormat: not specified - Colour - SoundRuntime: 152 mins Dialogue (original): EnglishDistributor: BFIPlayer
Title: "Closed in a Dead Man's Tomb": Juliet, Space, and the Body..Author: SCOTT, Lindsey Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: "...in Franco Zeffirelli's and Baz Luhrmann's Films of Romeo and Juliet". Part of a whole issue on Shakespearean adaptation, this article examines the representations of Juliet in both films.
In: Shakespeare Bulletin v26 n2 Summer 2008 Pages: 89-133
Title: Teen Shakespeare Films: An Annotated Survey of CriticismAuthor: DIAZ FERNANDEZ, Jose Ramon Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Part of a whole issue on screen adaptations of Shakespeare for a teen market, this bibliography classifies all the teen Shakespeare films under the title of a Shakespearean work.
In: Journal of Film and Video v59 n2 Summer 2007 Pages: 32-40
Title: Acting Choices/Filmic Choices: Rethinking Montage and...Author: BARON, Cynthia Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: "...Performance". Case studies of ROMEO AND JULIET (1936), ROMEO AND JULIET (1968) and WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE'S ROMEO+JULIET.
In: Cinema Retro v2 n5 Spr/Sum 2006 Pages: 12-15
Title: Michael York: blond and blue-eyedAuthor: SELLERS, Robert Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: In the first of a two-part interview, Michael York discusses the early years of his film career, and in particular his roles in The TAMING OF THE SHREW (1966), ACCIDENT, ROMEO AND JULIET (1968), CABARET and The THREE MUSKETEERS (1973).
In: Music from the Movies n35/36 2002 Page: 68
Title: Film music review: re-recordingsAuthor: KEECH, Andrew Article type: Soundtrack ReviewLanguage: English
In: Film Score Monthly v7 n8 October 2002 Page: 34
Title: Score: reviews of current releases on CDAuthor: SHURLEY, Neil Article type: Soundtrack ReviewLanguage: English
In: Empire n109 July 1998 Page: 132
Title: Music sountracks etc.Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: A review of the soundtrack for ROMEO AND JULIET (1968).
In: Literature/Film Quarterly v14 n4 1986 Pages: 173-178
Title: [Literature/Film Quarterly - v14 n4 1986: no known title]Language: English
Description: Discussion of artifice and authenticity in the film
In: Literature/Film Quarterly v5 n4 Autumn 1977 Pages: Fall 322-325
Title: [Literature/Film Quarterly - v5 n4 Autumn 1977: no known title]Language: English
Description: Camerawork enhances effect of the text
In: Literature/Film Quarterly v5 n4 Autumn 1977 Pages: Fall 326-331
Title: [Literature/Film Quarterly - v5 n4 Autumn 1977: no known title]Language: English
Description: Music used in the film
In: British National Film Catalogue v6 1968
Title: [British National Film Catalogue - v6 1968: no known title]Language: English
In: Monthly Film Bulletin v35 n411 April 1968 Page: 54
Title: [Monthly Film Bulletin - v35 n411 April 1968: no known title]Language: English
In: Kine Weekly n3152 9 Mar 1968 Page: 12
Title: [Kine Weekly - n3152 9 Mar 1968: no known title]Language: English
In: Variety 13 Mar 1968 Page: 6
Title: [Variety - 13 Mar 1968: no known title]Language: English
In: Film v5 n10 October 1967 Page: 44
Title: [Film - v5 n10 October 1967: no known title]Language: German
Description: On production
In: Page: 3
Title: [ - : no known title]
Author: Patricia, Anthony Guy Pages: xxvii, 286 pages
Description: The book also includes discussion of the film Private Romeo (2011).
Title: Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet: the relationship between text and film
Author: LEHMANN, Courtney Pages: xi, 288 pages
Title: Visual Shakespeare: essays on film and television
Author: HOLDERNESS, Graham Pages: xiii, 198p.
Title: Film and literature: contrasts in media
Author: MARCUS, Fred H Pages: 283p.
Description: Mainly reprints from other books. CATCH-22 pp. 127-136 MIDNIGHT COWBOY pp. 178-189 La RIVIERE DU HIBOU pp. 260-271 ROMEO AND JULIET (1968) pp. 205-227 TOM JONES pp. 164-177
Film, Video or Digital materials held in BFI National Archive(9)
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Description: MOV - LTO5ProRes 422 (HQ) - BFI identifier: N-469516-2
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved digital file
Description: MP4 - LTO5MPEG-4 AVC - BFI identifier: N-469624
Status: Viewing - Digital file can be accessed on request
Description: MP4 - LTO5MPEG-4 AVC - BFI identifier: N-469624-2
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Date: 1968 (Release)Countries: United Kingdom, ItalyDirector: Franco Zeffirelli
Synopsis: Shakespeare's tragedy of young lovers whose feuding families force them to marry in secret.
Genres: Period drama, Romance
Subject:
Releases
Date: 1968Country: United KingdomRelease type: unknownFormat: 35mm Film - Colour - Technicolor - SoundRuntime: 152 mins Length: 13680 FeetDialogue (original): English
Date: 2016Country: United KingdomRelease type: InternetFormat: not specified - Colour - SoundRuntime: 152 mins Dialogue (original): EnglishDistributor: BFIPlayer
Credits
(26)
Production Company: B.H.E. Productions Ltd, Production Company: Verona Produzione, Production Company: Dino De Laurentiis Cinematografica (Rome), Producer: Anthony Havelock-Allan, Producer: John Brabourne, Associate Producer: Richard Goodwin, Production Manager: Giuseppe Bordogni, Assistant Director: Isa Bartalini, Assistant Director: Anna Davini, Assistant Director: Dyson Lovell, Assistant Director: Carlos Barbieri, Screenplay: Franco Brusati, Screenplay: Masolino D'amico, Original play: William Shakespeare, Director of Photography: Pasqualino De Santis, Editor: Reginald Mills, Production Designer: Renzo Mongiardino, Art Director: Luciano Puccini, Art Director: Emilio Carcano, Set Decorator: Christine Edzard, [Scenic Artist]: Italo Tomassi, Costumes: Danilo Donati, Music: Nino Rota, "What is Youth?" Lyrics: Eugene Walter, Sound: Sash Fisher
Cast
(22)
Laurence Olivier (Prologue & epilogue spoken), Leonard Whiting (Romeo), Olivia Hussey (Juliet), Milo O'Shea (Friar Laurence), Michael York (Tybalt), John McEnery (Mercutio), Pat Heywood (Nurse), Natasha Parry (Lady Capulet), Paul Hardwick (Lord Capulet), Robert Stephens (Prince of Verona), Keith Skinner (Balthazar), Richard Warwick (Gregory), Roberto Bisacco (Count Paris), Bruce Robinson (Benvolio), Dyson Lovell (Sampson), Ugo Barbone (Abraham), Antonio Pierfederici (Lord Montague), Esmeralda Ruspoli (Lady Montague), Roy Holder (Peter), Aldo Miranda (Friar John), Dario Tanzini (Page to Tybalt), Roberto Antonelli
Articles held in BFI Reuben Library
(16)
In: Literature/Film Quarterly v36 n2 2008 Pages: 137-146Title: "Closed in a Dead Man's Tomb": Juliet, Space, and the Body..Author: SCOTT, Lindsey Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: "...in Franco Zeffirelli's and Baz Luhrmann's Films of Romeo and Juliet". Part of a whole issue on Shakespearean adaptation, this article examines the representations of Juliet in both films.
In: Shakespeare Bulletin v26 n2 Summer 2008 Pages: 89-133
Title: Teen Shakespeare Films: An Annotated Survey of CriticismAuthor: DIAZ FERNANDEZ, Jose Ramon Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Part of a whole issue on screen adaptations of Shakespeare for a teen market, this bibliography classifies all the teen Shakespeare films under the title of a Shakespearean work.
In: Journal of Film and Video v59 n2 Summer 2007 Pages: 32-40
Title: Acting Choices/Filmic Choices: Rethinking Montage and...Author: BARON, Cynthia Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: "...Performance". Case studies of ROMEO AND JULIET (1936), ROMEO AND JULIET (1968) and WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE'S ROMEO+JULIET.
In: Cinema Retro v2 n5 Spr/Sum 2006 Pages: 12-15
Title: Michael York: blond and blue-eyedAuthor: SELLERS, Robert Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: In the first of a two-part interview, Michael York discusses the early years of his film career, and in particular his roles in The TAMING OF THE SHREW (1966), ACCIDENT, ROMEO AND JULIET (1968), CABARET and The THREE MUSKETEERS (1973).
In: Music from the Movies n35/36 2002 Page: 68
Title: Film music review: re-recordingsAuthor: KEECH, Andrew Article type: Soundtrack ReviewLanguage: English
In: Film Score Monthly v7 n8 October 2002 Page: 34
Title: Score: reviews of current releases on CDAuthor: SHURLEY, Neil Article type: Soundtrack ReviewLanguage: English
In: Empire n109 July 1998 Page: 132
Title: Music sountracks etc.Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: A review of the soundtrack for ROMEO AND JULIET (1968).
In: Literature/Film Quarterly v14 n4 1986 Pages: 173-178
Title: [Literature/Film Quarterly - v14 n4 1986: no known title]Language: English
Description: Discussion of artifice and authenticity in the film
In: Literature/Film Quarterly v5 n4 Autumn 1977 Pages: Fall 322-325
Title: [Literature/Film Quarterly - v5 n4 Autumn 1977: no known title]Language: English
Description: Camerawork enhances effect of the text
In: Literature/Film Quarterly v5 n4 Autumn 1977 Pages: Fall 326-331
Title: [Literature/Film Quarterly - v5 n4 Autumn 1977: no known title]Language: English
Description: Music used in the film
In: British National Film Catalogue v6 1968
Title: [British National Film Catalogue - v6 1968: no known title]Language: English
In: Monthly Film Bulletin v35 n411 April 1968 Page: 54
Title: [Monthly Film Bulletin - v35 n411 April 1968: no known title]Language: English
In: Kine Weekly n3152 9 Mar 1968 Page: 12
Title: [Kine Weekly - n3152 9 Mar 1968: no known title]Language: English
In: Variety 13 Mar 1968 Page: 6
Title: [Variety - 13 Mar 1968: no known title]Language: English
In: Film v5 n10 October 1967 Page: 44
Title: [Film - v5 n10 October 1967: no known title]Language: German
Description: On production
In: Page: 3
Title: [ - : no known title]
Books held in BFI Reuben Library
(4)
Title: Queering the Shakespeare film: gender trouble, gay spectatorship and male homoeroticismAuthor: Patricia, Anthony Guy Pages: xxvii, 286 pages
Description: The book also includes discussion of the film Private Romeo (2011).
Title: Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet: the relationship between text and film
Author: LEHMANN, Courtney Pages: xi, 288 pages
Title: Visual Shakespeare: essays on film and television
Author: HOLDERNESS, Graham Pages: xiii, 198p.
Title: Film and literature: contrasts in media
Author: MARCUS, Fred H Pages: 283p.
Description: Mainly reprints from other books. CATCH-22 pp. 127-136 MIDNIGHT COWBOY pp. 178-189 La RIVIERE DU HIBOU pp. 260-271 ROMEO AND JULIET (1968) pp. 205-227 TOM JONES pp. 164-177
Film, Video or Digital materials held in BFI National Archive(9)
Accessible materials to view(2)
Description: MP4 - LTO5MPEG-4 AVC - BFI identifier: N-469624
Status: Viewing - Digital file can be accessed on request
Description: MP4 - LTO5MPEG-4 AVC - BFI identifier: N-469624-2
Status: Viewing - Digital file can be accessed on request
Digital materials(8)
Description: MOV - LTO5ProRes 422 (HQ) - BFI identifier: N-469516
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved digital file
Description: MOV - LTO5ProRes 422 (HQ) - BFI identifier: N-469516-2
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved digital file
Description: MP4 - LTO5MPEG-4 AVC - BFI identifier: N-469624
Status: Viewing - Digital file can be accessed on request
Description: MP4 - LTO5MPEG-4 AVC - BFI identifier: N-469624-2
Status: Viewing - Digital file can be accessed on request
Description: DPX - LTO5BFI identifier: N-469323
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved digital file
Description: DPX - LTO5BFI identifier: N-469323-2
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved digital file
Description: WAV - LTO5BFI identifier: N-469452
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved digital file
Description: WAV - LTO5BFI identifier: N-469452-2
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved digital file
Video materials(1)
Description: Betacam SPBFI identifier: C-1215938
Status: Master - Material requires inspection to determine preservation or access status