page_title: Romeo and Juliet (1968 film)
section_title: Production
hierarchical_section_title: Romeo and Juliet (1968 film) / Production
caption_attribution_description: English: The pictures of the present exclusive picture feature was taken in the vicinity of Pienza (Siena) while the stars of the film "Romeo and Juliet", Leonard Whiting and Olivia Hussey, and their film director Franco Zeffirelli take a bath in a natural calcareous pool, while Leonard Whiting practises the art of fencing and horse riding for his role in the film, and while the two young stars have a walk around the old streets of the town like two school children on holiday laughing and joking with everyone and everything.
context_page_description: Romeo and Juliet is a 1968 British-Italian romantic tragedy film based on the play of the same name by William Shakespeare.
  The film was directed and co-written by Franco Zeffirelli, and stars Leonard Whiting and Olivia Hussey. It won Academy Awards for Best Cinematography and Best Costume Design; it was also nominated for Best Director and Best Picture, making it the last Shakespearean film to be nominated for Best Picture to date. Laurence Olivier spoke the film's prologue and epilogue and reportedly dubbed the voice of the Italian actor playing Lord Montague, but was not credited in the film.
  The most financially successful film adaptation of a Shakespeare play at the time of its release, it was popular among teenagers partly because it was the first film to use actors who were close to the age of the characters from the original play. Several critics also welcomed the film enthusiastically.
caption: Franco Zeffirelli and Olivia Hussey while filming Romeo and Juliet in 1967
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