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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 and Juliet (1966); filmed version of a stage performance from the Jerwood Vanbrugh Theatre; directed by Val Drumm and Paul Lee (UK) Romeo and Juliet (1967); TV adaptation for Play of the Month; directed by Alan Cooke (UK) Romeo and Juliet (1968); hugely successful adaptation both critically and commercially; directed by Franco Zeffirelli ...
The most notable theatrical releases were George Cukor's multi-Oscar-nominated 1936 production Romeo and Juliet, Franco Zeffirelli's 1968 film Romeo and Juliet, and Baz Luhrmann's 1996 MTV-inspired Romeo + Juliet. The latter two were both, at the time, the highest-grossing Shakespeare films.
Olivia Hussey Eisley, best known for her lead performances in 1968's Romeo and Juliet and 1974's Black Christmas, has died at age 73.. Hussey's family announced her death on Friday on social media ...
Hussey became a movie star at age 15 when she was cast as the most infamous doomed lover in 1968’s "Romeo and Juliet." She nabbed the sought-after role of Juliet in Franco Zeffirelli’s film ...
Olivia Hussey, the scene-stealing star of the 1968 film "Romeo & Juliet," died at 73 on Dec. 27. ... 'Romeo & Juliet' movie stars file second lawsuit over 1968 nude scene while minors.
Leonard Whiting (born 30 June 1950) is a British semi-retired actor and singer widely known for his teenage role as Romeo in Franco Zeffirelli's 1968 film version of Romeo and Juliet, [1] a role which earned him the Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year – Actor in 1969.
A Superior Court judge found no significant change in the Criterion re-release of the film to depart from 2023's first ruling. Olivia Hussey and Leonard Whiting's second lawsuit against Paramount ...