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Romeo and Juliet

Norma Shearer (Actor), Leslie Howard (Actor), George Cukor (Director) Rated:
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4.1 out of 5 stars 134 ratings
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Genre Romance
Format Closed-captioned, Original recording remastered, Multiple Formats, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC, Black & White See more
Contributor Leslie Howard, Henry Kolker, Edna May Oliver, Andy Devine, Talbot Jennings, Norma Shearer, Robert Warwick, Ralph Forbes, John Barrymore, C. Aubrey Smith, Virginia Hammond, George Cukor, Basil Rathbone, Conway Tearle, William Shakespeare See more
Language English
Runtime 2 hours and 5 minutes

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Shakespeare's classic tale of love and youth ruined by a family feud. The Montagues and the Capulets, two powerful families of Verona, hate each other. Romeo, a Montague, crashes a Capulet party, and there meets Juliet. They fall in love and secretly marry. After killing a nephew of Lady Capulet in a fight, Romeo is banished from Verona. Capulet tries to marry Juliet to Paris, a prince. Juliet seeks the counsel of Friar Laurence, who married her and Romeo. He suggests a daring plan that ends tragically.

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The lovers of Shakespeare's tragi-romance are brought to suitably quivering life by Norma Shearer and Leslie Howard in this glossy 1936 MGM take on the play. And yes, they're a tad older than the headstrong youths of Shakespeare's story (Howard was 43!), but they make up for that with sheer fervor. Shearer's performance looks like Great Lady acting at times, but she commits completely to Juliet's passion, and Howard is a delight. Basil Rathbone and Edna May Oliver are slam-dunk casting as Tybalt and the Nurse, respectively, and if John Barrymore is too weathered for Mercutio, he nevertheless works up an antic, sarcastic energy in the role. The production was supervised by MGM boy wonder Irving Thalberg (Shearer's husband), and it's an utterly lavish affair; the courtyard for the balcony scene looks exactly as expansive and studio-moon-drenched as your romantic imagination tells you it should. The film went the way of many such prestige productions: director George Cukor later said it lost a million dollars. (This was the same year he made Sylvia Scarlett, another box-office flop that has aged well.) It may be Shakespeare Lite, but the film zips along on the back of a love story that has been, to say the least, quite durable over the years. --Robert Horton

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  • Aspect Ratio ‏ : ‎ 1.33:1
  • Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
  • MPAA rating ‏ : ‎ NR (Not Rated)
  • Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.75 x 5.5 x 0.5 inches; 3.2 ounces
  • Director ‏ : ‎ George Cukor
  • Media Format ‏ : ‎ Closed-captioned, Original recording remastered, Multiple Formats, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC, Black & White
  • Run time ‏ : ‎ 2 hours and 5 minutes
  • Actors ‏ : ‎ Norma Shearer, Leslie Howard, John Barrymore, Edna May Oliver, Basil Rathbone
  • Subtitles: ‏ : ‎ English, Portuguese, French
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English (Dolby Digital 1.0)
  • Studio ‏ : ‎ Warner Home Video
  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B000QGE8J2
  • Writers ‏ : ‎ Talbot Jennings, William Shakespeare
  • Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.1 out of 5 stars 134 ratings

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I am a fan of both leading actors of this film. My problem is that when compared with my favorite version, Franco Zeffirelli's 1968 film, I felt that it lacked passion and chemistry between the stars. I am 62 so was sure I would love this older film. I didn't. But it is Shakespeare and worth watching. It is the perfectly cast 1968 film that holds my heart.
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  • Mr. Eagle
    5.0 out of 5 stars Laurence Olivier Shakespeare Collection
    Reviewed in the United States on September 2, 2010
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    Laurence Olivier Shakespeare Collection. There are six of Olivier's Shakespeare films in this boxed set, As You Like It [1936], Henry V [1945], Hamlet [1948], Richard III [1955], The Merchant of Venice [1973], and King Lear [1984], all digital and restored to pristine condition. The 7th (bonus) DVD contains a 32 minute Interview with Olivier himself. All 7 DVDs are in the original English with optional subtitles; Korean titles on all 7 DVDs and English titles on all except for the Interview and As You Like It. All in all there are 14 hours of material. A major omission from the set is Olivier's notable Othello [1965] film and would have rounded out this collection very nicely, but Othello is readily available elsewhere and at these bargain prices complaints seem hollow when you consider what you are getting. Olivier also voiced the brief Chorus in Zeffirilli's Romeo and Juliet film, which seems a minor omission now.

    As for Shakespeare, with all the tweaking that has gone on through the ages, there is always something to nitpick no matter how it is presented, on stage or on film. He does have his "problem" plays and one of those is here (Merchant). You can argue about these all day and never resolve the issues but at the end of the day the power and expansion of the language, the depth of characters and situation, and presentation such as this set, saves the day and makes us rather bear these small ills.

    As for Olivier, his fans will be delighted. In this set we can see him time-travel from about age 29 in As You Like It, where he shines against Elizabeth Bergner's over the top "cuteness" (never mind the accent), to about age 76 in King Lear where he is solid as the "very foolish fond old man" who makes an old man's dreadful error in judgment. As always in Shakespeare there are perfections and imperfections. But to paraphrase Touchstone, had he lived today, "time-travelers must be content." This is easy to do with this boxed set.
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  • R PRIUS
    5.0 out of 5 stars The Bard Goes Hollywood
    Reviewed in the United States on August 2, 2011
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    I had previously purchased MGM's opulent Romeo and Juliet(1936) and Warner's equally opulent and ethereal A Midsummer Night's Dream(1935) under separate packaging. Both pictures were wonderfully entertaining and had outstanding ensemble casts that illustrated perfectly that film personalities can not only act but often have serious stage backgrounds that serve them well when translated to film. Based on their close timing, it can be assumed that film goers had some appreciation of Shakespeare and classical theater in the 1930's.
    The other two film offerings, which are more contemporary, are moodier. However, both are equally engrossing in their own right. Both lead actors were well schooled in Shakespeare and had substantial stage training in the U.K. Kenneth Branaugh portrays the soliary Dane in Hamlet(1996) and compares favorably to Olivier's 1948 film Hamlet which is considered by many to be the definitive screen version. Laurence Olivier's driven to the brink Othello (1965) is at least equal to Orson Welles' version, but to my mind is probably better because when it comes to Shakespeare I absolutely love Olivier who has total command of the part as well as his audience.
    The good news regarding this specially priced set is that it is very affordable in comparison to buying each film separately. All of the inclusions are well-done and the only obvious criticism I had was that Norma Shearer and Leslie Howard's Romeo and Juliet stretched credibility a bit because both actors were far from being teenagers in 1936.
    The copies are clean and the sound quality is good. This is a good choice for anyone who likes Shakespeare and wants to snag a deal.
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  • LME
    4.0 out of 5 stars Leslie Howard & Norma Shearer's Performances
    Reviewed in the United States on October 18, 2010
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    I was most curious to view this Romeo & Juliet due to the mixed reviews on the lead roles. My verdict: Leslie Howard was brilliant and Norma Shearer was somewhat lacking. Once I got past the first scene or two with Leslie Howard I forgot about the age lines on his face and was completely drawn into his version of Romeo. He certainly moved in the lithe and lively manner of a young man. His ardor and intensity were convincing. His lines were well-delivered.

    Norma Shearer played the part in a sweet and melodramatic fashion that was in keeping with the ambiance of the 30's movies. I found it inappropriate for a Shakespeare performance. What really threw off her version was the lack of Shakespearean rhythm in the delivery of her lines. Likely as not this was intentional, but I found it to be ineffective and off-putting. She did not entirely lack the cadence of Shakespeare, but the delivery of her lines was far enough off the mark so as to be distracting. (However, she was brilliant in Marie Antoinette.) Her performance improved in the tragic scenes over the sweet love scenes. I don't think she ever convinced me that she had fallen in love with Romeo.

    The overall production was very faithful to Shakespeare's lines and full of pageantry. Perhaps a little much pageantry to tell the truth. The director obviously intended to birth an epic if at all possible. I thought the downfall was the musical score.

    So... Four stars due to the faithfulness of the production, Leslie Howard's and other fine performances, costuming, and sets.

    In many ways "West Side Story" hits the mark as the best Romeo and Juliet film.
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  • Jaime Peñarrubia Velarde
    5.0 out of 5 stars La mejor adaptación cinematográfica de la tragedia de Shakespeare.
    Reviewed in Spain on October 4, 2019
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    Sin duda alguna la mejor adaptación cinematográfica de esta obra magna de Shakespeare. Las interpretaciones son inmejorables y los actor y el doblaje son perfectos.
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  • Roxana Moretti
    5.0 out of 5 stars Review of Shakespeare Collection
    Reviewed in Canada on June 24, 2013
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    I really love this product. It features old classic movies. This product is for true, serious and honest Shakespeare buffs.
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  • Raquel Jiménez Pérez
    5.0 out of 5 stars UN CLÁSICO ATEMPORAL
    Reviewed in Spain on June 11, 2015
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    Está muy bien comparar esta versión con las siguientes realizadas, que también se pueden adquirir en Amazon. Quizá ésta sea la más fiel a la historia original.
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  • Ian M L
    5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful classic film "PYGMALION" (1936)
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 26, 2017
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    An excellent classic film! Don't make them like this anymore.....more's the pity!!
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  • Fran
    1.0 out of 5 stars One Star
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 27, 2015
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    ordered the wrong thing - gave to Friend
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