Romeo and Juliet (1968 film)
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Romeo and Juliet (1968 film) is Franco Zeffirelli’s acclaimed, Oscar-winning adaptation of Shakespeare’s tragic love story, noted for its youthful cast, lush cinematography, and enduring cultural impact.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Romeo and Juliet (1968 film) canonical | 6 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3067314 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Romeo and Juliet (1968 film) Context triple: [Romeo and Juliet, notableFilmAdaptation, Romeo and Juliet (1968 film)]
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Romeo and Juliet (1936 film)
Romeo and Juliet (1936 film) is a 1936 MGM adaptation of Shakespeare’s tragedy, directed by George Cukor and noted for its lavish production and star-studded cast.
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Romeo & Juliet (2013 film)
Romeo & Juliet (2013 film) is a romantic drama adaptation of William Shakespeare’s classic tragedy, featuring a traditional period setting and an original score by composer Abel Korzeniowski.
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C.
Romeo + Juliet
Romeo + Juliet is a 1996 modernized film adaptation of Shakespeare’s tragedy, directed by Baz Luhrmann and starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Claire Danes as the titular lovers.
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D.
Romeo and Juliet
Romeo and Juliet is a tragic play by William Shakespeare about two young lovers from feuding families whose doomed relationship has become one of the most famous love stories in Western literature.
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Romeo and Juliet (1968 film score)
"Romeo and Juliet" (1968 film score) is Nino Rota’s acclaimed orchestral soundtrack for Franco Zeffirelli’s film adaptation of Shakespeare’s tragedy, best known for its lyrical and romantic main theme.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Romeo and Juliet (1968 film) Target entity description: Romeo and Juliet (1968 film) is Franco Zeffirelli’s acclaimed, Oscar-winning adaptation of Shakespeare’s tragic love story, noted for its youthful cast, lush cinematography, and enduring cultural impact.
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A.
Romeo and Juliet (1936 film)
Romeo and Juliet (1936 film) is a 1936 MGM adaptation of Shakespeare’s tragedy, directed by George Cukor and noted for its lavish production and star-studded cast.
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B.
Romeo & Juliet (2013 film)
Romeo & Juliet (2013 film) is a romantic drama adaptation of William Shakespeare’s classic tragedy, featuring a traditional period setting and an original score by composer Abel Korzeniowski.
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C.
Romeo + Juliet
Romeo + Juliet is a 1996 modernized film adaptation of Shakespeare’s tragedy, directed by Baz Luhrmann and starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Claire Danes as the titular lovers.
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D.
Romeo and Juliet
Romeo and Juliet is a tragic play by William Shakespeare about two young lovers from feuding families whose doomed relationship has become one of the most famous love stories in Western literature.
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E.
Romeo and Juliet (1968 film score)
"Romeo and Juliet" (1968 film score) is Nino Rota’s acclaimed orchestral soundtrack for Franco Zeffirelli’s film adaptation of Shakespeare’s tragedy, best known for its lyrical and romantic main theme.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (56)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British-Italian co-production
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feature film ⓘ romantic drama film ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Academy Award for Best Cinematography
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surface form:
Academy Award for Best Cinematography (Pasqualino De Santis)
Academy Award for Best Costume Design ⓘ
surface form:
Academy Award for Best Costume Design (Danilo Donati)
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| basedOn |
Romeo and Juliet
ⓘ
play by William Shakespeare ⓘ |
| characterPortrayed |
John McEnery as Mercutio
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Leonard Whiting as Romeo ⓘ Michael York as Tybalt ⓘ Milo O’Shea as Friar Laurence ⓘ Juliet Capulet ⓘ
surface form:
Olivia Hussey as Juliet
Pat Heywood as the Nurse ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Pasqualino De Santis ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
Italy
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| director | Franco Zeffirelli ⓘ |
| distributor | Paramount Pictures ⓘ |
| editedBy | Reginald Mills ⓘ |
| filmingLocation |
Italy
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Rome ⓘ Tuscany ⓘ |
| genre |
romantic drama
ⓘ
tragedy ⓘ |
| hasOriginalScore | "What Is a Youth" by Nino Rota ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
family feud
ⓘ
fate and destiny ⓘ tragic love ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Juliet Capulet
ⓘ
Romeo Montague ⓘ |
| medium | 35 mm film ⓘ |
| musicBy | Nino Rota ⓘ |
| nominatedFor |
Academy Award for Best Director
ⓘ
surface form:
Academy Award for Best Director (Franco Zeffirelli)
Academy Award for Best Picture ⓘ |
| notableFor |
casting age-appropriate teenage actors as Romeo and Juliet
ⓘ
faithful adaptation of Shakespearean dialogue ⓘ lush cinematography ⓘ |
| partOf | Shakespeare on film ⓘ |
| producer |
Franco Zeffirelli
ⓘ
John Brabourne ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1968-03-04 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1968 ⓘ |
| runningTime | 138 minutes ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Franco Brusati
NERFINISHED
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Franco Zeffirelli ⓘ Maura Del Serra ⓘ |
| setting |
Mantua
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Verona ⓘ |
| starred |
John McEnery
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Leonard Whiting ⓘ Michael York ⓘ Milo O’Shea ⓘ Olivia Hussey ⓘ Pat Heywood ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Renaissance Italy ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Romeo and Juliet (1968 film) Description of subject: Romeo and Juliet (1968 film) is Franco Zeffirelli’s acclaimed, Oscar-winning adaptation of Shakespeare’s tragic love story, noted for its youthful cast, lush cinematography, and enduring cultural impact.
Referenced by (6)
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