Product: Romeo and Juliet [Region 2] (1968)
Rating: 5.0
No ordinary love story...
Italian director Franco Zeffirelli ('Hamlet') stunned the world when he cast two young unknowns (Leonard Whiting and Olivia Hussey) to portray the star crossed lovers in 'Romeo and Juliet', but it was a gamble that resulted in one of the most popular motion pictures of our time, winning international acclaim and two Academy Awards. Shakespeare's classic romance comes to stunning visual life in a modern, young person's interpretation, bringing new vitality and a fresh insight to the most durable love story ever written.And it is far better than the 1996 R & J remake (starring Leonardo Dicaprio and Claire Danes).