Romeo and Juliet
"The greatest tragedy of the 17th century… brought into your living room!"
Premiering on BBC as a part of their Sunday-Night Theatre program, this 1955 adaptation of Shakespeare's classic play closely follows the original text. The Montagues and Capulets, two families of Renaissance Italy, have hated each other for years, but the son of one family and the daughter of the other fall desperately in love and secretly marry.
| Release Date | May 22, 1955 | |
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| Status | Released | |
| Original Title | Romeo and Juliet | |
| Runtime | 2h 20min | |
| Budget | — | |
| Revenue | — | |
| Language | — | |
| Original Language | English | |
| Production Countries | — | |
| Production Companies | BBC | |