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1940 Spanish film
Romeo and Juliet
Directed byJosé María Castellví
Written byJosé María Pemán
Luis León
José María Castellví
Based onRomeo and Juliet
1597 play
by William Shakespeare
StarringMartha Flores
Enrique Guitart
CinematographyFrancesco Izzarelli
Music byRamón Ferrés
Pascual Godes
Production
company
Cinedía
Release date
  • 6 December 1940 (1940-12-06)
Running time91 minutes
CountrySpain
LanguageSpanish

Romeo and Juliet (Spanish:Julieta y Romeo) is a 1940 Spanish historical drama film directed by José María Castellví and starring Martha Flores and Enrique Guitart. The film is an adaptation of William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet.

Plot summary

Two teenagers fall in love, but their feuding families and fate itself cause the relationship to end in tragedy.

Cast

  • Juan Barajas
  • Arturo Cámara
  • Marta Flores
  • Marta Grau
  • Enrique Guitart
  • Francisco Hernández
  • María Teresa Idel
  • Teresa Idel
  • Candelaria Medina

References

  1. Davies & Wells p.43

Bibliography

  • Davies, Anthony & Wells, Stanley. Shakespeare and the Moving Image: The Plays on Film and Television. Cambridge University Press, 1994.

External links

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