Romanoff and Juliet

Alternative title: Dig That Juliet
Synopsis: Satirical feature film setting the Romeo and Juliet story into Cold War politics. Igor Romanoff, the son of a Russian ambassador from an obscure Eastern European country, Concordia, falls in love with Juliet Moulsworth, the daughter of a UN ambassador. Her parents prefer her former feckless boyfriend, Freddie. Tybalt appears in disguise as a KGB agent, and the president of Concordia mediates between the warring parties. Youth triumphs over age as as the film ends with the marriage of Igor and Juliet.
Language: English
Country: United States
Medium: Film
Technical information: Colour / Sound
Year of release: 1960
Duration: 103 mins; 9270 feet

Director

Peter Ustinov

Producer

Cinematographer

Screenplay

Music

Art Direction

Cast

John Gavin	Igor Romanoff (Romeo)
Sandra Dee	Juliet Moulsworth (Juliet)
Akim Tamiroff	Vadim Romanoff (Montague)
Alix Talton	Beulah Moulsworth (Lady Capulet)
Carl Don	The spy (Tybalt)
John Phillips	Hooper Moulsworth (Capulet)
Peter Ustinov	The General (Escalus, Prince of Verona)
Rick Van Nutter	Freddie (Paris)
Tamara Shayne	Evdokia Romanoff (Lady Montague)

General: Based on Ustinov’s stage play of the same name. The film is dedicated to the United Nations.
Awards: Nominated for the 1962 Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures. (Peter Ustinov).

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