Romeo and Juliet (1954)

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• Based on: Romeo and Juliet
• Awards: 1 · Nominations: 0. Including: Golden Lion

Romeo and Juliet is a 1954 tragedy 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, it was released in the United Kingdom by General Film Distributors on September 1, 1954.

Production

Joan Collins was originally announced to play Juliet, but was replaced by Susan Shentall. A well-known stage Romeo, John Gielgud, played Castellani's chorus (and would reprise the role in the 1978 BBC Shakespeare version). Laurence Harvey, as Romeo, was already an experienced screen actor, who would shortly take over roles intended for the late James Dean in Walk on the Wild Side and Summer and Smoke.

Other parts were played by inexperienced actors, also: Mercutio was played by an architect, Montague by a gondolier from Venice, and the Prince by a novelist.

The film was shot at Pinewood Studios near London and on location in Italy, utilizing Renaissance-era architecture in Verona, Venice, Siena, and other cities. The costumes were designed by Leonor Fini : "The magnificent costumes were designed by the surrealist painter Léonor Fini, who drew inspiration from Botticelli, Pisanello and Piero della Francesca. ”Hervé Dumont. These costumes are now part of the Cerratelli Foundation collection.

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