Romeo and Juliet

TV Movie
1976
3h 6m

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Romeo falls in love with the beautiful young Juliet, but their warring families spell tragedy for the lovers.Romeo falls in love with the beautiful young Juliet, but their warring families spell tragedy for the lovers.Romeo falls in love with the beautiful young Juliet, but their warring families spell tragedy for the lovers.

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6.6/10

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Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award
- 1 nomination total

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Trivia
In this Christopher Neame became the first male actor to appear nude on the small screen.

Goofs
As mentioned in the interviews on the DVD, during the fight scene between Mercutio and Tybalt, a large jar of wine was broken in one of the takes, but missed in other takes. The jar appears alternatively broken and intact throughout the fight scene.

Connections
Version of Romeo and Juliet (1900)

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9/10

Faithful, unpretentious.

Watching this 1976 version in 2019 - almost half a century - is quite a challenging perspective in every way. This performance withstands the test of time and comes out as a respectable, credible and enjoyable one. The protagonists play their parts with a sense of urgency and passion which is suitable for the age of the characters and perfectly believable. The rest of the actors are also good. In comparison with the recent performance of Orlando Bloom as Romeo (an actor with a bad theater voice and trying to be original all the time), this old version is a haven of respect for the author and for the Shakesperian tradition.