Romeo and Juliet (1936)

USA, 126 min
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Original title Romeo and Juliet
Film type Feature
Category Fiction
Director
Producer
Screenplay
Original work
Production country
  • USA
Production company
Classification Allowed from age 15
Dialogue
  • English
Swedish release 1936-12-26

Cast

Norma Shearer
Juliet (Julia), dotter till Capulet

Leslie Howard
Romeo, son till Montague

John Barrymore
Mercutio, prinsens släkting och Romeos vän

Edna May Oliver
Julias sköterska

Basil Rathbone
Tybalt

C. Aubrey Smith
Lord Capulet

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Titles

Original title
  • Romeo and Juliet
Swedish release title
  • Romeo och Julia

Crew

Director
Screenplay
Producer
Director of Photography
Music
Choreography
Production Designer
Film Editor
Production Mixer
Advisor
Artistic Advisor
Technical Advisor
  • John O'Donnell (as Reverend John O'Donnell) (kyrkscener - ej krediterad)
Special Effects
Unit Publicist
Orchestration
Set Decorator
Costume Designer
Other Crew

Cast

Norma Shearer Juliet (Julia), dotter till Capulet
Leslie Howard Romeo, son till Montague
John Barrymore Mercutio, prinsens släkting och Romeos vän
Edna May Oliver Julias sköterska
Basil Rathbone Tybalt
C. Aubrey Smith Lord Capulet
Andy Devine Peter, uppassare till Julias sköterska
Conway Tearle Escalus, prinsen av Verona
Ralph Forbes Paris, adelsman, släkting till prinsen
Henry Kolker broder Laurence
Robert Warwick Lord Montague
Virginia Hammond Lady Montague
Reginald Denny Benvolio, Romeos vän
Violet Kemble Cooper Lady Capulet
- Ej krediterade:
Maurice Murphy Balthasar
Katherine DeMille Rosaline
Vernon Downing Samson Capulet
Anthony Kemble-Cooper Gregory Capulet
Howard Wilson Abraham Montague
John Bryan broder John
Carlyle Blackwell (as Carlyle Blackwell Jr.) Tybalts page
Wallis Clark stadsvakten
Charles Bancroft adelsman
Harold Entwistle adelsman
José Rubio adelsman
Anthony Marsh Mercutios page
Fred Graham Capulets vakt
Ian Wolfe apotekaren
Lita Chevret
Lon McCallister
Dean Richmond Bentor
Fryda Gagne
Dorothy Granger
Jeanne Hart
Ronald Howard

Companies

Production Company Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Corp. controlled by Loew's Inc.
Copyright Loew's Inc. 1936-09-03 LP6642
Distributor in Sweden (35 mm) Film AB Le Mat-Metro-Goldwyn 1936
Distributor in Sweden (16 mm) AB Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer 1950
Distributor in Sweden (DVD) SF Home Entertainment 2001

Swedish censorship / rating

Censorship number 55026
Date 1950-05-11
Classification Allowed from age 15
Original length 3450 meters
Notes Speltid: 126 minuter. Aktlängder: 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0.


Censorship number 55026
Date 1936-12-17
Classification Allowed from age 15
Original length 3450 meters
Notes Granskningskopian: 126 minuter. Visningskopiorna nedklippta av distributören till 3116 m - 114 minuter. Aktlängder: 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0.


Technical specifications

Aspect ratio 1.37:1
Sound type Sound
Sound system Western Electric Recording
Colour type Black and white
Carrier type 35 mm
Frames per second 24
Length in minutes 126 min
Reels 14 reels


Original work

Original title Romeo and Juliet (Play)
Author William Shakespeare
Translator Erik Appelgren


Production location

USA 1935-12-26 1936-04-15

Release dates

First showing 1936-08-20 New York City, New York USA
Other showing 1936-09-03 USA 126 min (US release)
Release in Sweden 1936-12-26 Röda Kvarn Stockholm Sweden 114 min
TV showing 1971-07-16 TV1 Sweden
1975-12-06 TV2 Sweden
1979-03-13 TV1 Sweden
DVD release 2001-08-22 Sweden

Soundtrack listing

Original title Romeo och Julia (Fantasiuvertyr)
Composer Pjotr Tjajkovskij (1869, omarbetad 1870 och 1879)


Original title Capriol suite. Pavane
Composer Peter Warlock (1926)


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Holdings Posters

Size About 70 x 100 cm
Quantity 2


Size About 70 x 100 cm
Quantity 1


Size About 70 x 100 cm
Quantity 2


Size Smaller than 40 x 75 cm
Quantity 2


Holdings Stills

Black and white print SET
Behind the scenes prints 2
Album No


Holdings Promotion materials

Type Program/Reklamtryck


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