Romeo and Juliet
“The classic love story by William Shakespeare.”
Young love is poisoned by a generations long feud between two noble families.
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Cast
19 people
Norma Shearer
Juliet
Known for
The Women
He Who Gets Slapped
Leslie Howard
Romeo
Known for
Gone with the Wind
The Petrified Forest
John Barrymore
Mercutio
Known for
Grand Hotel
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Edna May Oliver
Juliet's Nurse
Known for
Drums Along the Mohawk
Little Women
Basil Rathbone
Tybalt
Known for
The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad
The Adventures of Robin Hood
C. Aubrey Smith
Lord Capulet
Known for
Rebecca
Tarzan the Ape Man
Andy Devine
Peter
Known for
Robin Hood
Stagecoach
Conway Tearle
Escalus
Also in
Stella Maris
The Mystic
Reginald Denny
Benvolio
Known for
Rebecca
Batman
Ian Wolfe
Apothecary
Known for
THX 1138
Witness for the Prosecution
Ralph Forbes
Paris
Known for
Twentieth Century
The Hound of the Baskervilles
Henry Kolker
Friar Laurence
Known for
Holiday
Baby Face
George Cukor Director · William Shakespeare Author William H. Daniels Cinematographer
Budget $2M · United States release September 3, 1936 · Produced in United States
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Budget
$2,000,000
Production
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Production · Studio
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · August 20, 1936
Premiere · New York City, New York
United States · September 3, 1936
Theatrical
Russia
January 17, 1949 · Theatrical
South Korea
July 22, 1946 · Theatrical
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