Romeo and Juliet Movie Review 1979

Entertaining enactment of 400-year-old Shakespearean classic about the passion and tragedy of a family feud and young star-crossed lovers. Part of the BBC Part of the "Shakespeare Plays" series.

Distribution

Ambrose Video Publishing, Inc., 145 W. 45th St., Ste. 1115, New York, NY 10036, Phone: (212)768-7373, Toll-free: 800-526-4663, Fax: (212)768-9292, Email: customerservice@ambrosevideo.com, URL: http://www.ambrosevideo.com

Available on VHS
Running time 167 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Adolescence, Family, Suicide

Cast

John Gielgud, Rebecca Saire, Patrick Ryecart, Anthony Andrews, Celia Johnson, Michael Hordern, Alan Rickman, Laurence Naismith, John Paul, Christopher Strauli, Jacqueline Hill, Christopher Northey, Zulema Dene, Joseph O'Conor

Director

Alvin Rakoff

Producer

Cedric Messina, Dr. Jonathan Miller, BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation)