Romeo and Juliet [videorecording] / Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer presents ; by William Shakespeare ; directed by George Cukor ; arranged for the screen by Talbot Jennings

Uniform Title:: Romeo and Juliet (Motion picture : 1936)
Published:: Burbank, CA : Turner Entertainment, [2007]
Burbank, CA : Distributed by Warner Home Video.
Physical Description:: 1 videodisc (119 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Additional Creators:: Cukor, George, 1899-1983, Shearer, Norma, 1902-1983, Howard, Leslie, 1893-1943, Barrymore, John, 1882-1942, Smith, C. Aubrey (Charles Aubrey), 1863-1948, Devine, Andy, 1905-1977, Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Turner Entertainment Co., and Warner Home Video (Firm)

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Language Note:

In English with optional French or Portuguese subtitles and English subtitles for the hearing impaired.

Summary:

Big film studio version of the Shakespearean play. Even though their families are feuding, Romeo and Juliet fall in love and secretly marry. Romeo gets in a fight and kills Tybalt, resulting in his banishment from Verona. When her parents insist that she marry Paris, Juliet and the friar devise a plan that she hopes will make things right.

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ISBN:

1419843990
9781419843990

Note:

Originally released as a motion picture in 1936.
Special features: "Master Will Shakespeare," a short biography directed by Jacques Tournier (11 min., b&w, 1936) ; cartoon "Little Cheeser" ; theatrical trailer.

Creation/Production Credits Note:

Director of photography, William Daniels ; editor, Margaret Booth ; music, Herbert Stothart.

Participant/Performer Note:

Norma Shearer, Leslie Howard, John Barrymore, Edna May Oliver, Basil Rathbone, C. Aubrey Smith, Andy Devine.

Technical Details:

DVD; region 1; Dolby Digital mono.

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