Romeo and Juliet

Name: Romeo and Juliet
Director: Lev Arnshtam
Genre: Romance, Music, Drama
Released: 1955-05-19
Duration: 92 min
Cast: Galina Ulanova, Yuri Zhdanov, Iraida Olenina, Aleksandr Radunsky, Yelena Ilyushchenko

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1955 · 92 min · Romance · Music · Drama · TMDB 5.2/10

Overview

Russian ballet version of Shakespeare's tragedy about star crossed lovers from two feuding Italian Renaissance families. The film was based on the 1940 production of Prokofiev's ballet, choreographed by Leonid Lavrovsky. It won the Best Lyrical Film at the 1955 Cannes Film Festival, was nominated as the Palme d'Or.

Directed by Lev Arnshtam

Cast

Galina Ulanova — Juliet
Yuri Zhdanov — Romeo
Iraida Olenina — Juliet's nurse
Aleksandr Radunsky — Lord Capulet
Yelena Ilyushchenko — Lady Capulet