Romeo & Juliet / by William Shakespeare ; a BBC-TV production in association with Time-Life Television ; producer, Cedric Messina ; director, Alvin Rakoff.

Show other versions (96)

Shakespeare's tragedy about two teenagers who fall in love, encounter opposition from their feuding families, and take their own lives.

Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:	Romeo & Juliet (Television program : 1978)
Corporate Authors:	British Broadcasting Corporation (Production company) Time-Life Television (Production company) Ambrose Video Publishing (Film distributor) Kanopy (Firm) (Film distributor)
Other Authors:	Rakoff, Alvin (Television director) Messina, Cedric (Television producer) Ryecart, Patrick (Actor) Saire, Rebecca (Actor) O'Conor, Joseph, 1916-2001 (Actor) Johnson, Celia, 1908-1982 (Actor) Hordern, Michael, 1911-1995 (Actor) Gielgud, John, 1904-2000 (Actor) Andrews, Anthony, 1948- (Actor) Rickman, Alan (Actor) Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616
Language:	English
Language and/or Writing System:	In English with optional English captions.
Published:	[San Francisco, California, USA] : Kanopy Streaming, [2018]
Series:	Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Plays (Time-Life Video)
Subjects:	Juliet > (Fictitious character) > Drama. Romeo > (Fictitious character) > Drama. Vendetta > Drama. Verona (Italy) > Drama. Shakespeare, William, > 1564-1616 > Television adaptations. Television plays. Television adaptations. Televised performances. Romance television programs. Fiction television programs. Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Genre:	Drama. Television adaptations. Television plays. Televised performances. Romance television programs. Fiction television programs. Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Online Access:	Connect to online resource via Kanopy - MSU authorized users (kanopy)
Physical Description:	1 online resource (1 video file (168 min.)) : sound, color.
Variant Title:	Romeo and Juliet
Format:	Electronic Video

Description
Summary:	Shakespeare's tragedy about two teenagers who fall in love, encounter opposition from their feuding families, and take their own lives.
Note:	Originally broadcast on the BBC series The Shakespeare plays in 1978.
Call Number:	PR2831 .A23 2018 Online
Playing Time:	02:48:00
Credits:	Music, James Tyler & the London Early Music Group.
Cast:	Patrick Ryecart (Romeo), Rebecca Saire (Juliet), Celia Johnson (Nurse), Michael Hordern (Capulet), John Gielgud (Chorus), Joseph O'Conor (Friar Lawrence), Laurence Naismith (Prince Escalus), Anthony Andrews (Mercutio), Alan Rickman (Tybalt), Jacqueline Hill (Lady Capulet), Christopher Strauli (Benvolio), Christopher Northey (Paris), Paul Henry (Peter), Roger Davidson (Balthasar), John Paul (Montague), Zulema Dene (Lady Montague), Esmond Knight (Old Capulet), David Sibley (Sampson), Bunny Reed (Abraham), Vernon Dobtcheff (Apothecary), John Savident (Friar John), Danny Schiller (Musician), Jeremy Young (First Watch), Jeffrey Chiswick (Second Watch), Gary Taylor (Potpan), Mark Arden (Paris's Page), Robert Burbage (Tybalt's Page), Alan Bowerman (First Citizen).
Source of Description:	Online resource; title from title frames.