Romeo and Juliet (1908 film)

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Romeo and Juliet
Tybalt and Mercutio duel
Directed by	J. Stuart Blackton
Based on	Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare
Starring	Paul Panzer Florence Lawrence
Distributed by	Vitagraph Studios
Release date	June 6, 1908 (United States)
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. 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.

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

External links[]

Romeo and Juliet at IMDb

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