Romeo and Juliet
The greatest tragedy of the 16th century… brought into your living room!
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May 22, 1955
2h 20m
Overview
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.
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