Romeo e Giulietta

Romeo e Giulietta (1964)

Two teenagers fall in love, but their feuding families and fate itself cause the relationship to end in tragedy.

Date of release
1964-08-28
TMDB
7.3 / 10 (3)
Runtime
1h 34m
Genres
Drama, Romance, History
Director
Riccardo Freda

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Based on: Romeo and Juliet

Romeo and Juliet is a 1964 film directed and written by Riccardo Freda.

Production

Riccardo Freda maintained that it was himself who had the idea to adapt Romeo and Juliet, having been an admirer of William Shakespeare since his youth and that he convinced Goffredo Lombardo, who had gone bankrupt after the production of Sodom and Gomorrah, to create the production company Imprecine and set up a co-production deal with Spain for this film and Genoveffa di Brabante.

Geronimo Meynier was cast as Romeo in the film, which was his final acting role. Originally, Brett Halsey was going to play the lead, with Halsey stating that Freda planned to shoot the film in English in four weeks and feared he would not have adequate time for rehearsal and turned down the role, which led to Freda and him not speaking for years.

Romeo and Juliet was shot in Madrid and Ávila. Ruggero Deodato was an assistant director on set, and claimed that "Freda was a genius. I learned a lot from him. He was an intelligent person, cultured, and even a bit nasty on the set. He mistreated the crew, and to film a good chase on horseback, he did not hesitate to cripple the horses, even though he owned a stable...

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