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Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet (1954) part 11 of 13

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Uploaded by on Mar 27, 2008

link below to playlist of all 13 parts of this "Romeo and Juliet":
http://youtube.com/view_play_list?p=2E21C243AAAF54C5

Laurence Harvey ... Romeo
Susan Shentall ... Juliet
Sebastian Cabot ... Capulet
Lydia Sherwood ... Lady Capulet
Mervyn Johns ... Friar Laurence


Not the best "Romeo and Juliet" on screen, but then none of them out there really....

The leads are played by youngsters in hope of sacrificing some poetic ability for authenticity, but it doesn't really work out.

The text is heavily cut and rearranged without much regard to meter or poetic flow.

Best part of the film are the sets, locations, art direction and costumes; with fine photography by the great Robert Krasker....Directed by Renato Castellani


Shakespeare RomeoJuliet Romeo Juliet Laurence-Harvey Susan-Shentall Theatre Play

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  • Is this true? I'm actually watching the 1954 version of R&J?! haha. Wicked!!

  • since this is set in the 15th century, i think, why didnt the make up dept get the hair right on the male actors? Romeo should have hair to his shoulders! as in the painting of Cesare Borgia! no one had that starched short hair back then!

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  • I just realized that Juliet in 1936 version was played by the same actress as Marie Antoinette role in "Marie Antoinette film" :O

  • there is a 1936 version too

  • if theres 1 thing i learned from this movie, its that love has no boundaries. (i just sounded really poetic! tee hee)

  • OMG romeo looks like James Franco!!

  • 1968 version ftw :/

  • tHE 15th century version is best

  • @acerb45666555, because the style of film making in the 1950s was very mannered, not at all naturalistic. This extends even to makeup, which tried to make everyone look as 1950s as they could get away with.

  • You're so witty and clever!!!

  • Paintings were highly romanticized!!!

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