Romeo and Juliet (1954 film)

For the Argentine film of the same year entitled Romeo y Julita, see Romeo and Juliet (1954 Argentine film).

Romeo and Juliet
Directed byRenato Castellani
Written byRenato Castellani
Based onRomeo and Juliet
1597 play
by William Shakespeare
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyRobert Krasker
Edited bySidney Hayers
Music byRoman Vlad
Production
companies
Universalcine
Verona Produzione
Distributed byGeneral Film Distributors
United Artists[1]
Release dates
  • 1 September 1954 (1954-09-01) (UK)
  • 25 November 1954 (1954-11-25) (Italy)
Running time
138 minutes
Countries
  • United Kingdom
  • Italy
LanguagesEnglish
Italian

Romeo and Juliet (Italian: Giulietta e Romeo) is a 1954 film adaptation of the Shakespearean tragedy of the same name. It is directed and written for the screen by Renato Castellani, and stars Laurence Harvey as Romeo and newcomer Susan Shentall as Juliet, with Flora Robson, Mervyn Johns, Bill Travers, Sebastian Cabot, Enzo Fiermonte and John Gielgud. A British and Italian co-production,[2] it was released in the United Kingdom by General Film Distributors on September 1, 1954.

The film won the Golden Lion at 15th Venice International Film Festival, and was nominated for three BAFTA Awards, including Best Film and Outstanding British Film. The American National Board of Review named it Best Foreign Film and Castellani the Best Director of 1954. Despite the critical acclaim, the film was a commercial disappointment.

  1. ^ "Giulietta e Romeo". Archivio del Cinema Italiano. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
  2. ^ "Romeo and Juliet (1954)". collections-search.bfi.org.uk. Retrieved 18 December 2023.