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Romeo and Juliet (Italian: Romeo e Giulietta) is a 1968 period romantic tragedy film, based on the play of the same name by William Shakespeare. Directed and co-written by Franco Zeffirelli , the film stars Leonard Whiting as Romeo and Olivia Hussey as Juliet .
Romeo in Rhythm (1940); animated short; directed by Rudolf Ising (USA) Shuhaddaa el gharam (1942); set in contemporary Egypt; released in the USA as Victims of Love and in the UK as Romeo and Juliet; directed by Kamal Selim (Egypt) Romeo y Julieta (1943); recasts the play as a farce; directed by Miguel M. Delgado (Mexico)
Olivia Hussey and Leonard Whiting's second lawsuit against Paramount over an underage nude scene shot for their 1968 film Romeo and Juliet was dismissed today by a Superior Court judge. After an ...
Tony Howard concludes that "we inherit so many of our images of romance, generational discord and social hatred from the play that it is impossible to list all its cinematic reincarnations", [70] citing works as disparate as the Polish 1937 Romeo i Julieta, the Swiss 1941 A Village Romeo and Juliet , the French 1949 Les amants de Vérone and ...
A judge on Thursday said she will throw out a lawsuit over a nude scene in the 1968 version of “Romeo and Juliet,” after finding that the film is protected by the First Amendment. The stars of ...
Despite their breakout performances, Hussey and Whiting had only very limited acting careers after “Romeo and Juliet.” They are seeking damages “believed to be in excess of $500 million.”
This version was used in the film and was released on the soundtrack album in 1968. [citation needed] The second English version is called "A Time for Us," featuring lyrics by Larry Kusik and Eddie Snyder. [9] This version has been recorded by Johnny Mathis, Shirley Bassey, Andy Williams, Stevie Wonder, Donny Osmond, and others. [citation needed]
In 1968 Billboard described the score as "brilliant and moving". [8] Contemporary feedback was also provided by John Mahoney from The Hollywood Reporter, who described the score as "one of the best and strongest components", noting that "a period ballad with lyric by Eugene Walter, 'What Is a Youth', provides the perfect setting for the meeting of the two lovers at the Capulet party".