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Romeo and Juliet

Year:

1936

Duration:

125 min

Genres:

Drama | Romance

IMDB rate:

6.8

Director:

George Cukor

Awards:

Nominated for 4 Oscars. Another 2 wins

Details

Country: USA

Release Date: 1936-09-03

Filming Locations: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios - 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA

Cast

Actor

Character

Ronald Howard

Norma Shearer

Juliet - Daughter to Capulet

Leslie Howard

Romeo - Son to Montague

John Barrymore

Mercutio - Kinsman to the Prince and Friend to Romeo

Edna May Oliver

Nurse to Juliet

Basil Rathbone

Tybalt - Nephew to Lady Capulet

C. Aubrey Smith

Lord Capulet

Andy Devine

Peter - Servant to Juliet's Nurse

Conway Tearle

Escalus - Prince of Verona

Ralph Forbes

Paris - Young Nobleman Kinsman to the Prince

Henry Kolker

Friar Laurence

Robert Warwick

Lord Montague

Virginia Hammond

Lady Montague - Wife to Montague

Reginald Denny

Benvolio - Nephew to Montgue and Friend to Romeo

Violet Kemble Cooper

Lady Capulet - Wife to Capulet

Charles Bancroft

Nobleman (uncredited)

Dean Benton

Minor Secondary Role (uncredited)

Carlyle Blackwell Jr.

Tybalt's Page (uncredited)

John Bryan

Friar John

Lita Chevret

Minor Secondary Role (uncredited)

Wallis Clark

Town Watch (uncredited)

Katherine DeMille

Rosaline

Vernon Downing

Samson - Servant of the House of Capulet (uncredited)

Harold Entwistle

Nobleman (uncredited)

Fryda Gagne

Minor Secondary Role (uncredited)

Fred Graham

Capulet Guard-Escort (uncredited)

Dorothy Granger

Minor Secondary Role (uncredited)

Jeanne Hart

Minor Secondary Role (uncredited)

Anthony Kemble-Cooper

Gregory - Servant of the House of Capulet

Anthony Marsh

Mercutio's Page (uncredited)

Lon McCallister

Minor Secondary Role (uncredited)

Maurice Murphy

Balthasar

José Rubio

Nobleman (uncredited)

Frank Whitbeck

Trailer Announcer (voice) (uncredited)

Howard Wilson

Abraham - Servant of the House of Montague

Ian Wolfe

Apothecary

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Trivia

The role of Romeo was originally offered to John Gielgud, who had just had a triumph in a stage production of the play in London in which he alternated the roles of Romeo and Mercutio with Laurence Olivier. Gielgud not only turned the part down (thinking that Shakespeare couldn't effectively be presented on screen), but was so disgusted by the finished film that he walked out of the theater after watching only fifteen minutes of it.

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George Cukor was Irving Thalberg's choice of director from the outset, mainly for his ability to elicit strong performances from his actresses. Above all else, Thalberg wanted the film to be a showcase for his wife, Norma Shearer.

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The role of Romeo was turned down by Laurence Olivier.

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Quotes

Juliet: Romeo. Romeo. Wherefore art thou Romeo?

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