Romeo and Juliet (#1171) Fox Made when Jaws was still

Made when Jaws was still the most successful film of all time

86 minutes / 1981 / Color / 1

and is one of Hammer’s most effective and distinctive psychological thrillers of the 1960s

seduction and betrayal

Romeo and Juliet (#1171) Fox Made when Jaws was stillOne of the great Shakespeare adaptations, Franco Zeffirellis sublime take on the Bards immortal romantic tragedy breathed new life into the oft told tale by casting actual teenagers in the title roles. As the young lovers whose affair threatens to inflame the tensions between their feuding families in Renaissance Verona, Olivia Hussey and Leonard Whiting vividly capture the mix of adolescent ardor and turmoil that fuels their destiny driven liaison. A