Romeo and Juliet (1908 film)
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Romeo and Juliet | |
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Directed by | J. Stuart Blackton |
Based on | Romeo and Juliet 1597 play by William Shakespeare |
Produced by | J. Stuart Blackton |
Starring | Paul Panzer Florence Lawrence |
Distributed by | Vitagraph Studios |
Release date |
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Running time | 15 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | Silent film |
The first American film version of William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet was a silent film short made in 1908 made by Vitagraph Studios.[1] Directed by J. Stuart Blackton, it was filmed at Bethesda Terrace in Manhattan, New York.
The film starred Paul Panzer as Romeo and Florence Lawrence as Juliet.
It is now considered lost.
Plot summary
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Cast
- Paul Panzer - Romeo
- Florence Lawrence - Juliet
- John G. Adolfi - Tybalt
- Josephine Atkinson - Bit
- Louise Carver - Nurse
- Charles Chapman - Montague
- Gladys Hulette
- Charles Kent - Capulet
- William V. Ranous - Friar Lawrence
- William Shea - Peter
- Harry Solter
- Florence Turner
References
- ^ Buchanan, Judith (2009). Shakespeare on Silent Film: An Excellent Dumb Discourse. Cambridge University Press. p. 108.
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