Question: when did the movie romeo and juliet come out
Answer: abourne Anthony Havelock - Allan Screenplay by Franco Brusati Masolino D'Amico Franco Zeffirelli Based on Romeo and Juliet ( play ) by William Shakespeare Starring Leonard Whiting Olivia Hussey Milo O'Shea Michael York John McEnery Natasha Parry Pat Heywood Robert Stephens Narrated by Laurence Olivier Music by Nino Rota Cinematography Pasqualino De Santis Edited by Reginald Mills Production company BHE Films Verona Produzione Dino de Laurentiis Cinematografica Distributed by Paramount Pictures Release date 8 October 1968 ( 1968 - 10 - 08TUS ) Running time 138 minutes Country United Kingdom Italy Language English Budget $850,000 Box office $38.