Actress Olivia Hussey, who shot to stardom in the 1968 film 'Romeo and Juliet,' spoke to Fox News about filming her controversial nude scene when she was just 16 years-old. ItaliandirectorFranco Zeffirelli, who delighted audiences around the world with hisromanticvision and extravagant productions...
In the 20th and into the 21st century, the play has been adapted to film in versions as diverse as George Cukor's Romeo and Juliet (1936), Franco Zeffirelli's Romeo and Juliet (1968), Baz Luhrmann's Romeo + Juliet (1996), and Carlo Carlei's Romeo and Juliet (2013). Characters ...
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The two stars of 1968's “Romeo and Juliet” sued Paramount Pictures for more than $500 million on Tuesday over a nude scene in the film shot when they were teens.
Much like audiences who couldn’t get enough of Kate and Leo in 1997’s “Titanic,” moviegoers kept returning to see “Romeo & Juliet.” Henry Mancini’s instrumental recording of Nino Rota’s “Love Theme,” aka “A Time for Us,” became a No. 1 pop hit in 1969. “Romeo & Jul...
The fine cast and production make this adaptation of "Romeo & Juliet" a satisfying one, both as a movie and as a realization of Shakespeare's play. Most of the cast is matched up very well with their characters, and the lavish settings provide a good backdrop for the drama. ...
Philp, Richard
“I was extremely shy when I started in this business. I didn’t know how to act on stage and avoided eye contact with the audience. That wasn’t going to be attractive to women”. That’s why he created an alter ego inspired by the protagonist of Romeo and Juliet, in order to ...