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Directed by | Armando Acosta, a.k.a. Armondo Linus Acosta and Armand Acosta |
Written by | Armando Acosta Koen Van Brabant Victor Spinetti (Consultant) |
Based on | Romeo and Juliet 1597 play by William Shakespeare |
Produced by | Paul Hespel (Exec. Prod.) Paul Celis Lanny Mickelson Andree Castagnee Armando Acosta Greet Ooms (Assoc.) Geert Van Deynse (Assoc.) |
Starring | Sir John Hurt Dame Maggie Smith Sir Ben Kingsley Robert Powell Vanessa Redgrave CBE Francesca Annis Quentin Crisp Victor Spinetti John Haggart |
Cinematography | Armando Acosta |
Edited by | Jan Reniers Armando Acosta |
Music by | Emanuel Vardi (Original Theme) with Armando Acosta |
Distributed by | Moonseed Productions; Academy of Film and the Arts |
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Running time | 130 minutes |
Country | Belgium |
Language | English |
Romeo.Juliet is a 1990 film-in-concert adaptation of William Shakespeare's tragedy Romeo and Juliet. The motion picture is an original creation by American director, producer, writer and cinematographer Armando Acosta (also credited as Armondo Linus Acosta and Armand Acosta). With a cast of feral cats from Venice, New York City, Verona and Ghent, the dialogue is vocalized by award-winning British film and theater talent. The soundtrack features Sergei Prokofiev's Romeo and Juliet ballet music.