Finland / May 19, 1955
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
Russian ballet version of Shakespeare's tragedy about star crossed lovers from two feuding Italian Renaissance families. The film was based on the 1940 production of Prokofiev's ballet, choreographed by Leonid Lavrovsky. It won the Best Lyrical Film at the 1955 Cannes Film Festival, was nominated as the Palme d'Or.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Vladimir Kudryashov | Benvolio |
| Lev Loshchilin | Friar Laurence |
| Aleksandr Lapauri | Paris |
| S. Uvarov | |
| Georgi Farmanyants | |
| Mikhail Lavrovsky | Page |
Genres
RomanceMusicDrama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Ромео и Джульетта |
| Original language | Pусский (RU) |
| Spoken languages | Pусский |
| Production countries | Soviet Union |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Mosfilm |
| Release date | 19 maggio 1955 |
| Writer | Lev Arnshtam, Leonid Lavrovsky, William Shakespeare |
| Cinematography | Aleksandr Shelenkov, Chen-U-Lang, Leonid Lavrovsky |
| Assistant directors | Lev Arnshtam, Leonid Lavrovsky |
| Camera operators | Aleksandr Shelenkov, Chen-U-Lang, Leonid Lavrovsky |
| Additional photography | Aleksandr Shelenkov, Chen-U-Lang, Leonid Lavrovsky |
| Production design | Aleksei Parkhomenko |
| Art direction | Aleksei Parkhomenko |
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| Set decoration | Aleksei Parkhomenko |
| Music | Sergei Prokofiev, Gennadi Rozhdestvensky |
| Sound | Sergei Prokofiev, Gennadi Rozhdestvensky |
Release dates
Theatrical release
Sweden / Dec 05, 1955
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