"Romeo Montague and Juliet Capulet fall in love against the wishes of their feuding families. Driven by their passion, the young lovers defy their destiny and elope, only to suffer the ultimate tragedy."
Leonard Whiting
as Romeo
Olivia Hussey
as Juliet
John McEnery
as Mercutio
Michael York
as Tybalt
Milo O'Shea
as Friar Laurence
Pat Heywood
as the Nurse
Robert Stephens
as the Prince
Bruce Robinson
as Benvolio
Paul Hardwick
as Lord Capulet
Natasha Parry
as Lady Capulet
Antonio Pierfederici
as Lord Montague
Esmeralda Ruspoli
as Lady Montague
Roberto Bisacco
as Lord Paris
Roy Holder
as Peter
Keith Skinner
as Balthazar
Dyson Lovell
as Sampson
Richard Warwick
as Gregory
Roberto Antonelli
as Abraham
Carlo Palmucci
as Complementary Role (uncredited)
Salvatore Billa
Claudio De Davide
Paola Tedesco
Laurence Olivier
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Antonio Marcolini
as Capulet Party Guest (uncredited)
Andrés José Cruz Soublette
as Complementary role (uncredited)
Franco Zeffirelli
Director
Franco Brusati
Screenplay
Nino Rota
Original Music Composer
Anthony Havelock-Allan
Producer
Pasqualino De Santis
Director of Photography
Reginald Mills
Editor
William Shakespeare
Theatre Play
Masolino D'Amico
Dudley Lovell
Camera Operator
Danilo Donati
Costume Design
Giuseppe Bordogni
Production Supervisor
Christine Edzard
Set Dressing Artist
Italo Tomassi
Set Designer
Rinaldo Ricci
Assistant Director
Sash Fisher
Sound Mixer
David Harcourt
Giorgio De Vincenzo
Assistant Editor
Lionel Strutt
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Alessandro Alberti
Assistant Art Director
John Brabourne
Luciano Puccini
Art Direction
Casting
Peter Maxwell
ADR & Dubbing
John Rushton
Richard Goodwin
Associate Producer
Maurice Askew
Lorenzo Mongiardino
Production Design
Isa Bartalini
Michael Hopkins
Bruno Battisti D'Amario
Musician
Pat Foster
ADR Editor