"Romeo and Juliet" (1968): actors, roles, interesting facts

The history of Romeo and Juliet is as old as the world. She was repeatedly sung in poems, songs and, of course, in the cinema. The cinema remembers several versions of this sentimental story, presented in a movie format. But the first, touching and close to the ideal is the film "Romeo and Juliet", filmed in 1968.

About the film

The story of two loving hearts begins with a meetingat a ball at the house of the Capulet. But unfortunately, their love is not destined to be happy. It turns out that they are children of warring genera. Theoretically, the Montagues can not be with the Capulet, but the power of love is opposed to this enmity. In the film, all actions take place according to the play of William Shakespeare. Love, passion, drama, disappointment - the picture conveys so many different feelings that it is simply impossible not to get carried away. After watching the soul remains a kind of sediment and a sense of injustice. In "Romeo and Juliet" (1968) the actors played their roles, being young, but despite the small age, they managed to convey all sensuality and tragedy of the moment perfectly.

Cast

In the film, there were not too many main actors, thanks to which the viewer could fully immerse himself in the history of the main characters. The actors "Romeo and Juliet" (1968) are presented below:

1. Romeo - singer Leonard Whiting.
2. Juliet is an actress Olivia Hussey.
3. Mercutio - performed by John McIneri.
4. Monk Lorenzo - exactly played Milo O'Shea.
5. The Duke of Verona - in the role of filming Robert Stevens.
6. The nurse of Juliet was played by the sweetest Pat Haywood.
7. Tybalt - performed by the magnificent Michael York.

Also in the film were Bruce Robinson inthe role of Benvolio, Paul Hardwicke played the role of Signor Capuleti, and Signor Capuleti was played by Natasha Perry. Signor and Signora Montague in the picture are played by Antonio Pierfederici and Esmeralda Ruspoli. Roberto Bissako was lucky enough to play Count Paris, and in the role of the narrator was Lawrence Olivier. Talented actors "Romeo and Juliet" (1968) perfectly performed the declared characters and gave the viewer full of feelings and emotions.

Olivia Hussey

Before filming in the movie "Romeo and Juliet" by OliviaHussie was an unremarkable actress. In her arsenal there was only participation in a pair of episodic roles. After filming in the movie "Romeo and Juliet" (1968), her career went uphill. For all her film career she managed to appear in more than thirty films. One of the last works of the actress was the film "Social suicide", released on the screens in 2015. Here she also played the mother of modern Juliet. By the way, the last in this picture was played by the daughter of Olivia India.

The film "Romeo and Juliet" (1968) for the actress becamenot only a passing ticket to the cinema world, but also the reason for receiving the Golden Globe. As for her private life, Olivia was a stormy one. At first she married a famous actor Dean Martin, from whom she soon gave birth to Alexander's son. Then followed a marriage with a Japanese-born singer Akira Fuse. This marriage gave the actress another son, Maximillian. And finally, Olivia Hussey completed her marriage marathon, tying herself with family ties with American actor and singer David Glen Eisley. The fruit of love from this marriage was the daughter of India.

Leonard Whiting

The filmography of Leonard Whiting is not so great. His portion of fame he received through participation in the film "Romeo and Juliet" (1968). Getting a major role was a great success for him. The actor for the excellent performance of the role of Romeo was awarded the Golden Globe Award. In "Romeo and Juliet" Leonard Whiting played so convincingly that until now the image of Romeo is associated with him. In a dozen films, Leonard completed his career as an actor. But from the work he did not go away and began to produce various children's projects. He also studies literature and writes music. Leonard Whiting is also a professor, in connection with which he actively reads lectures and gives master classes on Shakespearean drama. As for his personal life, the actor married twice. With his first wife he lived for 6 years, which led to the birth of his daughter Sarah. The second marriage with the manager Lynn Pesser exists to this day. The daughter of the second marriage died because of illness, she had cancer. Three grandsons remained in consolation to the father.

Interesting Facts

1. At first, the director did not want to take on the role of Juliette Olivia Hussey, because she considered it unnecessarily complete.
2. In the film "Romeo and Juliet" (1968), actors were very close in age to their characters.
3. Lawrence Olivier did not withdraw his fee, as his participation in the project was based only on a great love for Shakespeare.
4. Some suits were so heavy that they reached a weight of 25 kilograms.
5. In one of the episodes in the film, the shadow of Mercutio is seen. In fact, it is the shadow of the director Franco Zeffirelli. That day he replaced the actor on the set.
6. In the Soviet box office in the category "Foreign films" "Romeo and Juliet" takes 79th place.
7. Olivia Hussey was banned from attending the premiere screening of the film in London. The reason was scenes of an erotic nature, in which she herself was shot.