Romeo and Juliet
“No ordinary love story...”
Romeo Montague and Juliet Capulet fall in love against the wishes of their feuding families. Driven by their passion, the young lovers defy their destiny and elope, only to suffer the ultimate tragedy.
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Cast
28 people
Leonard Whiting
Romeo
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Franco Zeffirelli Director · Franco Brusati Screenplay Masolino D'Amico Screenplay
Worldwide gross $39M · Budget $850K · United States release September 25, 1968
Box office
Budget
$850,000
Worldwide gross
$38,901,218
Gross vs. budget
45.8×
Production
Paramount Pictures
Production · Studio
DDL Cinematografica
Production
B.H.E. Productions
Production
Verona Produzione
Production
BHE Films
Production
Dino de Laurentiis Cinematografica
Production
Italy · United Kingdom · United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · Italian
Release dates
Belgium · April 2, 1968
Limited theatrical
United States · September 25, 1968
Theatrical
Brazil
October 8, 1968 · Theatrical
January 1, 2000 · Physical · mj.gov.br - Cic Vídeo
Colombia
April 11, 1969 · Theatrical
Finland
December 5, 1969 · Theatrical
France
September 24, 1968 · Theatrical
Germany
April 2, 1968 · Theatrical
Hungary
November 5, 1970 · Theatrical
Ireland
August 9, 1968 · Theatrical
Italy
October 19, 1968 · Theatrical
Japan
November 23, 1968 · Theatrical
Mexico
September 18, 1969 · Limited theatrical
September 25, 1969 · Theatrical
Netherlands
October 8, 1968 · Theatrical
February 20, 2003 · Physical · DVD
October 27, 2010 · Physical · Blu ray
Poland
August 1, 1970 · Theatrical
Portugal
February 5, 1969 · Theatrical
Russia
March 20, 1972 · Theatrical
South Korea
December 30, 1978 · Theatrical
Spain
December 3, 1968 · Theatrical
Sweden
April 2, 1968 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
April 5, 1968 · Theatrical · (Rated A)
April 4, 1969 · Premiere
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