Romeo and Juliet

Blu-ray 2023

Franco Zeffirelli's sublime adaptation starring Olivia Hussey and Leonard Whiting and featuring a score by Nino Rota and Oscar-winning costumes and cinematography is Shakespeare at its most deeply felt and passionately alive.

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ISBN:

9798886070156

Edition:

Blu-ray special edition

Description:

1 videodisc (138 minutes) : sound, colour ; 4 3/4 inches
polychrome
digital
optical
wide screen
HDTV
video file
Blu-ray video
region A

Target Audience Note:

Canadian Home Video Rating: PG

Other Title:

Romeo & Juliet
Franco Zeffirelli's Romeo and Juliet
Romeo and Juliet (Motion picture : 1968) [Blu-ray]

Notes:

Originally released as a motion picture in 1968
Special features: excerpt from the 2018 documentary Franco Zeffirelli, directing from life; interviews with actors Olivia Hussey and Leonard Whiting from 1967 and 2016; trailer
Title from container
Leonard Whiting, Olivia Hussey, John McEnery, Michael York
Blu-ray disc (requires Blu-ray player for playback) ; anamorphic wide screen format (1.85:1 aspect ratio) ; monaural
For private home use only
Subtitled for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH)
Audio track in English, captions in English

Control Number:

3233184

UPC:

715515281614

Other Authors:

Brabourne, John, film producer
Brusati, Franco, 1922-1993, screenwriter
Criterion Collection (Firm), publisher
D'Amico, Masolino, screenwriter
Havelock-Allan, Anthony, film producer
Hussey, Olivia, actor
McEnery, John, 1943-2019, actor
O'Shea, Milo, 1926-2013, actor
Rota, Nino, 1911-1979, composer
Whiting, Leonard, actor
York, Michael, 1942- actor
Zeffirelli, Franco, film director
motion picture adaptation of (work): Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Romeo and Juliet

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