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Romeo e Giuletta

Alternative title
Romeo and Juliet
Synopsis
Fiction short. Version of Romeo and Juliet.
Country
Italy
Medium
Film
Technical information
Black-and-white / Silent
Year of release
1908
Duration
8 mins; 738 feet

Additional Details

Production type
Fiction Films
Plays
Romeo and Juliet
Subjects
Drama
Keywords
Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Notes

Notes
Some sources cite Caserini as director and as Romeo with Maria Caserini as Juliet. The copy held at the Cineteca Del Comune Di Bologna is a fragment at 577ft (6mins).
Reviews
Ball, Robert Hamilton. Shakespeare on Silent Film: A Strange Eventful History. London: George Allen and Unwin, 1968 (p. 75, 96-7, 326).

Production Company

Name

Cines

Archive

Name

Cineteca Del Comune Di Bologna

Email
cinetecasegretaria@comune.bologna.it
Web
http://www.cinetecadibologna.it External site opens in new window
Phone
39-051 219 4820
Fax
39-051 219 4821
Address
Via Riva Di Reno 72
40122
Bologna
Italy

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