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Text Box: "Scenes of combat that will stir your pulse...tender haunting romance that will stay ever fresh in your memory...spectacular beauty that will set a feast for your eyes...in the greatest melodramatic romance of all time...presented as it has never been before...the final glorious flower of motion picture achievement." (tagline from 1932 Romeo and Juliet)

Text Box: The First famous movie made was in 1936.It was directed by George Cukor, and was written by William Shakespeare (play) and Talbot Jennings. It was released on September 3, 1936. It was nominated for 4 Oscars, such as Best Supporting Actor, Best Lead Actress, Best Art Direction, and Best Picture. However, it didn't win anything.  

Text Box: Text Box: The next best known movie was made in 1954, and was directed by Renato Castellani. It was released on November 12, 1954 in Finland. It was nominated for 3 awards, such as Best British Film, Best British Screenplay, Best Film from any Source, and won 4 awards, such as Best Cinematography, Best Director, Best Foreign Film (UK/Italy), and The Golden Lion Award. It was also said to be "The Best Foreign Film of the Century"-Laurence Harvey Text Box:     Text Box: Text Box: Click HERE to view trailer from the 1996 film. Text Box: Information from IMDB Text Box: Text Box:   Leonardo DiCaprio ... Romeo   Claire Danes ... Juliet   John Leguizamo ... Tybalt   Harold Perrineau ... Mercutio   Pete Postlethwaite ... Father Laurence   Paul Sorvino ... Fulgencio Capulet   Brian Dennehy ... Ted Montague   Paul Rudd ... Dave Paris Vondie Curtis-Hall ... Captain Prince   Miriam Margolyes ... The Nurse   Jesse Bradford ... Balthasar   M. Emmet Walsh ... Apothecary   Zak Orth ... Gregory   Jamie Kennedy ... Sampson   Dash Mihok ... Benvolio copied from Romeo + Juliet (1996) Text Box: Finally in 1996, the most famous version of Romeo and Juliet was created. It was directed by Baz Luhrmann, and screen play written by Craig Pearce. It was released on November 1, 1996. It was a more modern version, that appeared not only on major movie channels, but also MTV! It took place in modern Verona, but still spoke in the original "Shakespearean". The critics raved about the film, quoting "Shakespeare made sexy for the teen generation". -New York Times (1996). The film was nominated for 32 awards in all, winning 13 of them. Some of their wins included: Award of Distinction, Anthony Asquith Award for Film Music, BAFTA Film Award, David Lean Award for Direction, Alfred Bauer Award, Silver Berlin Bear, Blockbuster Entertainment Award, ALFS Award, MTV Movie Award, Golden Satellite Award, and the YoungStar Award. Text Box: Text Box: Many other movies and TV shows were made over the years based on Romeo and Juliet. In 1976 a color TV show was made in the UK. It appeared on Thames Television for only 6 months. Text Box: Text Box: On October 5, 1966, Paul Czinner directed a musical Version of Romeo and Juliet and was nominated for 2 awards, Best British Costume, and Best English Language Foreign Film.

 

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