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Romeo and Juliet

Name: Romeo and Juliet
Genre: Drama, Romance
Released: 1954-09-01
Cast: Laurence Harvey, Susan Shentall, Flora Robson, Norman Wooland, Mervyn Johns

1954 | 141 min | Drama, Romance

Weeknight Watchearly rating

Why it’s a Weeknight Watch

With soft box office and little lasting buzz, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it: Made for romantics. If you loved The Magnificent Ambersons or The Iron Claw, start here.
The mood: Warm and romantic.
The pace: Takes its time with its characters, at 2 hr 21 min.
What might put you off: Made in 1954: an older pace and style.

In Shakespeare's classic play, 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.

How it earned its rating

CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
AwardsSolid
Won 1 Venice award: Golden Lion.
Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 10K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by Renato Castellani

Laurence HarveyRomeo
Susan ShentallJuliet
Flora RobsonNurse
Norman WoolandParis
Mervyn JohnsFriar Laurence
John GielgudChorus
Bill TraversBenvolio
Sebastian CabotCapulet
Lydia SherwoodLady Capulet
Ubaldo ZolloMercutio