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Romeo and Juliet: The Words of Love (1969, Franco Zeffirelli)

TitleRomeo and Juliet: The Words of Love
Year1969
Release LocationsCanada
DirectorFranco Zeffirelli
MediumColor video
Length23 mins
LanguagesEnglish
Audiencecollege and university
Play ConnectionsRomeo and Juliet (documentary)
SeriesExplorations in Shakespeare

Description

Part ten in a series of twelve 23-minute films made in 1969 by the Ontario Educational Communications Authority (see also 18, 40, 65, 124, 162, 257, 322, 465, 488, 617 and 637)

Description from Shakespeare on Screen : an International Filmography and Videography by Kenneth S. Rothwell and Annabelle Henkin Melzer. ©1990 Kenneth S. Rothwell. Cited by permission. — Added 2008-11-14

Cast Overview

RomeoLeonard Whiting
JulietOlivia Hussey

Production Team and Crew Overview

DirectorFranco Zeffirelli
ProducerEd Moser
ProducerKurt Reis
ComposerZal Yanovsky
ScreenplayHugh Webster
LightingHoward Galbraith
SetChris Adeney

Company Overview

Playgroup NBC Educational Enterprises
Playgroup Ontario Educational Communications Authority

Production information courtesy of: Kenneth Rothwell