Romeo and Juliet (1968 film)

Romeo and Juliet is an Oscar-winning 1968 film adaptation of the William Shakespeare play Romeo and Juliet.

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Oscar - 1968 - William Shakespeare - Play - Romeo and Juliet

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The movie was adapted for the screen by Franco Brusati, Maestro D'Amico and Franco Zeffirelli, also being directed by Zeffirelli.

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Franco Brusati - Maestro D'Amico - Franco Zeffirelli

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It won Academy Awards for Best Cinematography (Pasqualino De Santis) and Best Costume Design (Danilo Donati) and was nominated for Best Director and Best Picture.

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Academy Awards - Best Cinematography - Pasqualino De Santis - Best Costume Design - Danilo Donati - Best Director - Best Picture

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The film is noted as being one of the first versions of the play in which the main actors are near to the ages of the characters in the play (Whiting was seventeen during filming, and Hussey was sixteen. The film garnered some controversy at the time in Italy as the two leads (who were underage at the time), briefly appear naked.

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Whiting - Hussey - Italy

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