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The Request

Original title

Romeo and Juliet

Year

1968

Running time

138 min.

Country

United Kingdom

Director

Franco Zeffirelli

Screenwriter

Franco Brusati, Masolino D'Amico. Play: William Shakespeare

Cast

Music

Nino Rota

Cinematography

Pasqualino De Santis

Producer

Co-production United Kingdom-Italy;

Paramount Pictures, B.H.E, Verona Produzione, Dino de Laurentiis Cinematographica

Genre

Romance. Drama | Romantic Drama

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Shakespeare: Romeo and Juliet

Synopsis

Shakespeare's classic tale of romance and tragedy. Two families of Verona, the Montagues and the Capulets, have been feuding with each other for years. Young Romeo Montague goes out with his friends to make trouble at a party the Capulets are hosting, but while there he spies the Capulet's daughter Juliet, and falls hopelessly in love with her. She returns his affections, but they both know that their families will never allow them to follow their hearts.

Rankings Position

#128 Best British Movies

Awards: 1968: Academy Awards: Best Cinematography & Costume Design. 4 Nominations

1968: Golden Globes: Best English-Language Foreign & Most Prom. (Whiting & Hussey)

1968: BAFTA Awards: Best Costume Design. 7 Nominations

1968: Directors Guild of America (DGA): Nominated for Best Director

1968: David di Donatello Awards: Best Director and Golden Plate (Hussey, Whiting)

1966: Golden Globes Awards: nominated to Samuel Goldwyn Award (Best Foreign Film).

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