William Shakespeare's 1590s play ''

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'' has been adapted to film and television many times. Some of these adaptations include:

Direct adaptations

* ''Romeo and Juliet, A Romantic Story of the Ancient Feud Between the Italian Houses of Montague and Capulet'' (1908); directed by

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(USA) * ''Romeo and Juliet'' (1908); filmed extract from a performance at the Lyceum Theatre; director unknown (UK) * ''Romeo e Giulietta'' (1908); directed by Mario Caserini (Italy) * ''Romeo and Juliet'' (1911); first attempt to distil the entire narrative into a film; directed by

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(USA) * ''Romeo e Giulietta'' (1912);

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adaptation; directed by

Ugo Falena Ugo Falena (25 April 1875 in Rome – 20 September 1931 in Rome) was an Italian silent film director and occasional opera librettist. His films include ''Otello'' (1909), ''Beatrice Cenci'' (1911), ''William Tell'' (1911), ''Romeo and Juliet'' ...

(Italy) * ''Romeo and Juliet'' (1916); first feature-length adaptation; directed by

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and

Francis X. Bushman Francis Xavier Bushman (January 10, 1883 – August 23, 1966) was an American film actor and director. His career as a matinee idol started in 1911 in the silent film ''His Friend's Wife.'' He gained a large female following and was one of the ...

(USA) * ''Romeo and Juliet'' (1916); released the same week as, and in direct competition with, the Noble and Bushman adaptation; directed by J. Gordon Edwards (USA) * ''Romeo and Juliet'' (1924); the balcony scene filmed at a performance from the Regent Theatre, London; John Gielgud's film debut; director unknown (UK) * ''Romeo and Juliet'' (1936); most expensive Shakespearean adaptation made up to that time; directed by

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(USA) * ''Scenes from Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet'' (1937); first TV adaptation; directed by

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(UK) * ''Julieta y Romeo'' (1939); directed by

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(Spain) * ''Romeo and Juliet'' (1947); first full length TV adaptation; directed by Michael Barry (UK) * ''Romeo and Juliet'' (1947); directed by

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(India) * ''Romeo and Juliet'' (1949); TV adaptation for '' The Philco Television Playhouse''; directed by

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(USA) * ''Romeo and Juliet'' (1954); directed by

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(UK/Italy) * ''Romeo and Juliet'' (1954); TV adaptation for ''

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''; directed by

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(USA) * ''Romeo e Giulietta'' (1954); made-for-TV movie; directed by Franco Enriquez (Italy) * ''Romeo and Juliet'' (1955); TV adaptation for '' Sunday Night Theatre''; directed by Harold Clayton (UK) * ''Romeo and Juliet'' (1957); TV adaptation for '' Producers' Showcase'', broadcast from The Old Vic; directed by

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; directed for television by

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(USA) * ''Romeo and Juliet'' (1962); five-part TV serialisation; directed by Prudence Nesbitt (UK) * ''Romeo and Juliet'' (1964); directed by Riccardo Freda (Italy/Spain) * ''Romeo en Julia'' (1964); made-for-TV movie; directed by

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(Netherlands) * ''Romeo und Julia'' (1964); made-for-TV movie; directed by

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(West Germany) * ''Romeo y Julieta'' (1966); made-for-TV movie; directed by María Herminia Avellaneda (Argentina) * ''Romeo and Juliet'' (1966); filmed version of a stage performance from the Jerwood Vanbrugh Theatre; directed by Val Drumm and Paul Lee (UK) * ''Romeo and Juliet'' (1967); TV adaptation for '' Play of the Month''; directed by

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(UK) * ''Romeo and Juliet'' (1968); hugely successful adaptation both critically and commercially; directed by

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(UK/Italy) * ''Romeo and Juliet'' (1969); made-for-TV production that never aired; directed by

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(UK) * ''Romeo y Julieta'' (1972); made-for-TV movie; directed by José Antonio Páramo (Spain) * ''Romeo & Juliet'' (1976);

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; full-text production of 186 minutes; directed by

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(UK) * ''Romeo & Juliet'' (1978); TV adaptation for the '' BBC Television Shakespeare''; directed by Alvin Rakoff (UK) * ''The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet'' (1982); straight-to-video production played out on an Elizabethan stage in a replica of the

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; directed by William Woodman (USA) * ''Romeo en Julia'' (1989); made-for-TV movie; directed by

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and Dirk Tanghe (Netherlands) * ''

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'' (1990); a motion picture conceived and performed to acclaim as a film-in-concert to the score of

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, which captures Shakespeare's timeless tale through the mesmerizing movements of feral cats with voiceovers by an all-star cast of British theater talent reciting extracts from the play; directed by Armondo Acosta (Belgium/UK). * "Romeo and Juliet" (1992); TV adaptation for '' Shakespeare: The Animated Tales''; directed by

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(Russia/UK) * ''Romeo & Juliet'' (1993); TV broadcast of a stage production from the

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; directed by

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; directed for television by Norman Campbell (Canada) * ''Romeo & Juliet'' (1994); five-part TV serialisation; directed by Alan Horrox (UK) * '' Romeo + Juliet'' (1996); modernisation of the story, which retains Shakespeare's language but sets the play in "Verona Beach" in

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; directed by Australian

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(USA) * ''Romeo och Julia'' (1996); made-for-TV movie; directed by Alexander Öberg (Sweden) * ''Romeo and Juliet'' (2000); straight-to-video adaptation told from the point of view of Mercutio; directed by

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(USA) * ''Romeo & Juliet'' (2013); 'traditional' adaptation of the play, with text adapted by

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; directed by

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(UK/Italy/Switzerland) * ''Romeo and Juliet'' (2014); filmed version of a stage performance from the Richard Rodgers Theatre, directed by

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* Romeo and Juliet in Harlem (2015 film), directed by Aleta Chapelle - "The first Shakespeare feature film adaptation of "Romeo and Juliet" with a complete cast of color that stays true to the language and storyline." * Romeo and Juliet (2016 West End London play) (2016); filmed version, for live broadcast to cinemas, of 7 July 2016 stage performance from the Garrick Theatre, directed by Rob Ashford and Kenneth Branagh (UK) *Romeo & Juliet (2021) is a production of the

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which was filmed in an empty theatre over seventeen days during the

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global pandemic, directed by Simon Godwin. *''The Comedy of Romeo and Juliet'' (2021); filmed version of a stage performance, available for free on YouTube, recorded in July 2021 and released digitally December 7th, 2021, adapted and directed by Anthony Tresca. This is a comedic, queer adaptation of Shakespeare's classic tragedy that forces you to watch all your favorite characters suffer excruciating physical and emotional torment until they finally find the sweet release of DEATH! (USA)

Other adaptations

* ''Roméo et Juliette'' (1900); Romeo sings an

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from Charles Gounod's 1867 operatic adaptation of the play; directed by Clément Maurice (France) * ''Romeo und Julia'' (1909); Juliet sings the

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from Gounod's operatic adaptation; director unknown (Korea) * ''Roméo se fait bandit'' (1909); comedy short set in contemporary

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; directed by Romeo Bosetti (France) * ''Romeo and Juliet in Our Town'' (1910); comedy short set in contemporary

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; director unknown (USA) * '' Indian Romeo and Juliet'' (1912); a boy from the

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tribe falls in love with a girl from the Mohican tribe; directed by Laurence Trimble (Korea) * ''Romiet and Julio'' (1915); animated short featuring stray cats; directed by

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(USA) * ''Romeo and Juliet'' (1915);

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about an amateur dramatic society's attempts to stage the play; directed by Will Kellino (UK) * ''Romeo and Juliet'' (1919); animated

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of the balcony scene; directed by

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(UK) * ''Romeo und Julia im Schnee'' (1920); comedy adaptation set in contemporary

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; directed by

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(Germany) * ''Romeo and Juliet'' (1920);

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directed by

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(USA) * '' Doubling for Romeo'' (1921); a man falls asleep whilst reading ''Romeo and Juliet'' and dreams about people from his life morphing into characters from the play; directed by Clarence G. Badger (USA) * ''Romeo and Juliet'' (1924);

of the balcony scene; directed by

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and

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(USA) * ''A Rarin' Romeo'' (1925); comedy short in which a bumbling actor causes chaos during a production of the play; directed by Archie Mayo (USA) * ''Drama Deluxe'' (1927); comedy short in which an actor causes the set to collapse during a production of the play; directed by Norman Taurog (USA) * ''Felix the Cat as Romeeow'' (1927); part of Pat Sullivan's '' Felix the Cat'' series; directed by

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(USA) * ''

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''; features two versions of the balcony scene, one a serious recitation of Shakespeare, the other a parody using contemporary slang; directed by Charles Reisner (USA) * ''Romeo and Juliet'' (1933); animated short; directed by Frank Moser (USA) * '' Shakespearean Spinach'' (1940); animated short which sees Popeye as Romeo and

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as Juliet; directed by Dave Fleischer (USA) * ''Romeo in Rhythm'' (1940); animated short; directed by

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(USA) * ''Shuhaddaa el gharam'' (1942); set in contemporary

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; released in the USA as ''Victims of Love'' and in the UK as ''Romeo and Juliet''; directed by

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(Egypt) * ''Romeo y Julieta'' (1943); recasts the play as a

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; directed by

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(Mexico) * ''

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'' (1949); during the shooting of a major new film version of the play, the lives of two actors begin to mirror the plot; directed by André Cayatte (France) * ''Tong lin niao'' (1950); set in modern

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; not released until 1955; directed by

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(China) * ''

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'' (1953); the son of a small-time fisherman falls in love with the daughter of the man trying to put his father out of business; directed by

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(USA) * ''Romeo i Dzhulyetta'' (1955); film adaptation of the

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performing

's 1935 ballet adaptation of the play; directed by

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(Russia) * ''Giulietta and Romeo'' (1955); TV comedy adaptation for '' Conrad Nagel Theatre''; relocates the story to a modern Italian village; directed by

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(USA) * ''The Same Sky'' (1956); TV adaptation for '' Armchair Theatre''; modernisation in which the daughter of an

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family falls in love with the son of a

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family; directed by Dennis Vance (UK) * ''Romeo i Julija'' (1958); animated short which relocates the story to a

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''milieu''; directed by Ivo Vrbanic (Yugoslavia) * ''Romeo, Julia a tma'' (1960); set during the

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occupation of

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, a young student falls in love with the Jewish girl he is hiding from the authorities; directed by

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(Czechoslovakia) * ''Romanoff and Juliet'' (1961); political

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which filters the play through a

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''milieu''; directed by

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(USA) * ''West Side Story'' (1961); musical set in 1950s

, where a member of a local gang falls in love with the sister of the leader of a rival gang; directed by Robert Wise and

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(USA) * ''

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'' (1963); adaptation of Alfredo Mañas' 1962 play, ''Historia de los Tarantos'', inspired by ''Romeo and Juliet'' but transferring the story to the

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community (in the slums) of

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in the 1960s; directed by

Francisco Rovira Beleta Francisco Rovira Beleta (Barcelona, 1913 – 23 June 1999) was a twice Academy Award nominee Spanish screenwriter and film director. His film ''Los atracadores'' was entered into the 12th Berlin International Film Festival. His 1963 film ''Los ...

(Spain) * ''Romeo and Juliet: A Ballet After William Shakespeare'' (1965); TV broadcast of a stage production of John Cranko's ballet to Prokofiev's score, from the Place des Arts; directed by Norman Campbell (Canada) * ''Romeo and Juliet'' (1966); filmic adaptation of

The Royal Ballet The Royal Ballet is a British internationally renowned classical ballet company, based at the Royal Opera House in Covent Garden, London, England. The largest of the five major ballet companies in Great Britain, the Royal Ballet was founded in ...

production of Kenneth MacMillan's ballet to Prokofiev's score; directed by

Paul Czinner Paul Czinner (30 May 1890 – 22 June 1972) was a Hungarian-born British writer, film director, and producer. Biography Czinner was born to a Jewish family in Budapest, Austria-Hungary. After studying literature and philosophy at the Universi ...

, featuring Margot Fonteyn as Juliet and Rudolph Nureyev as Romeo (UK) * ''Kako su se voleli Romeo i Julija?'' (1966); set in contemporary

Belgrade Belgrade ( , ;, ; Names of European cities in different languages: B, names in other languages) is the Capital city, capital and List of cities in Serbia, largest city in Serbia. It is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers a ...

, the son of a wealthy family falls in love with the daughter of a family from the slums; directed by

Jovan Zivanovic Jovan may refer to: *Jovan (given name), a list of people with this given name *Jovan, Mawal, a village on the western coastal region of Maharashtra, India *Jōvan Musk, a cologne *Deli Jovan, a mountain in eastern Serbia *Róbert Jován (born 1967 ...

(Yugoslavia) * ''Romeo si Julieta'' (1968); animated short; directed by Bob Călinescu (Romania) * ''Romeo of the Spirits'' (1976); short film depicting the day in the life of an alcoholic tramp who was once a celebrated Shakespearean actor; directed by Nikolas L. Janis (UK) * ''The Bolshoi Ballet: Romeo and Juliet'' (1976); TV broadcast of the

performing Prokofiev's ballet adaptation; directed by John Vernon (UK) * ' (1978); a 14-year-old girl and 15-year-old boy fall in love at a holiday camp, despite the best efforts of the adults to keep them apart; directed by

Herrmann Zschoche Herrmann Zschoche (born 25 November 1934) is a German film director and screenwriter. He has directed 25 films between 1961 and 1994. His 1981 film ''Bürgschaft für ein Jahr'' was entered into the 32nd Berlin International Film Festival. Film ...

(East Germany) * ''Romeo and Juliet'' (1978); made-for-TV production of Prokofiev's ballet adaptation; directed by

Merrill Brockway Merrill La Monte Brockway (February 28, 1923 – May 2, 2013) was an American television producer known for producing the PBS television series ''Dance in America''. Biography Brockway was born on February 28, 1923, in New Carlisle, Indiana. He ...

(USA) * ''

Maro Charitra ''Maro Charitra'' () is a 1978 Indian Telugu-language romantic tragedy film written and directed by K. Balachander. It stars Kamal Haasan and Saritha in the lead with Madhavi appearing in prominent roles. The film deals with cross-cultura ...

'' (1978); set in contemporary

India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...

, a

Hindi Hindi (Devanāgarī: or , ), or more precisely Modern Standard Hindi (Devanagari: ), is an Indo-Aryan language spoken chiefly in the Hindi Belt region encompassing parts of northern, central, eastern, and western India. Hindi has been de ...

-speaking girl falls in love with a

Tamil Tamil may refer to: * Tamils, an ethnic group native to India and some other parts of Asia ** Sri Lankan Tamils, Tamil people native to Sri Lanka also called ilankai tamils **Tamil Malaysians, Tamil people native to Malaysia * Tamil language, nati ...

-speaking neighbour; directed by

K. Balachander Kailasam Balachander (9 July 1930 – 23 December 2014) was an Indian film maker and playwright who worked mainly in the Tamil cinema. He was well known for his distinct film-making style, and the Indian film industry knew him as a master of un ...

(India) * '' Mônica e Cebolinha: No Mundo de Romeu e Julieta'' (1978); animated version of the play featuring the characters from ''

Monica's Gang ''Monica's Gang'' or ''Monica and Friends'' (Portuguese: ''Turma da Mônica''; British English: ''Monica & Friends'') is a Brazilian comic book series and media franchise created by Mauricio de Sousa. The series originated in a newspaper comic ...

''; directed by José Amâncio (Brazil) * '' Runaway Robots! Romeo-0 and Julie-8'' (1979); animated short telling the story of two robots from rival robot manufacturing companies who fall in love; directed by Clive A. Smith (Canada) * ''Romeu e Julieta'' (1980); TV adaptation which modernises the story and relocates it to the town of

Ouro Preto Ouro Preto (, ''Black Gold''), formerly Vila Rica (, ''Rich Village''), is a city in and former capital of the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil, a former colonial mining town located in the Serra do Espinhaço mountains and designated a World Herita ...

; directed by Paulo Afonso Grisolli (Brazil) * ''Vam i ne snilos...'' (1981); set in contemporary

Moscow Moscow ( , US chiefly ; rus, links=no, Москва, r=Moskva, p=mɐskˈva, a=Москва.ogg) is the capital and largest city of Russia. The city stands on the Moskva River in Central Russia, with a population estimated at 13.0 million ...

, two high school students fall in love, much to the chagrin of their parents; directed by Ilya Frez (Russia) * ''

Ek Duuje Ke Liye ''Ek Duuje Ke Liye'' () is a 1981 Indian Hindi romantic tragedy film directed by K. Balachander. A remake of Balachander's Telugu film ''Maro Charitra'', it stars Kamal Haasan and Rati Agnihotri as a pair of lovers from different families who o ...

'' (1981); remake of ''

''; directed by

(India) * ''Shiriusu no densetsu'' (1981); animated film in which the prince of the Water Children falls in love with a Fire Child; directed by Masami Hata (Japan) * ''Roméo et Juliette'' (1982); TV broadcast of a stage production of Gounod's operatic adaptation from the

Paris Opera The Paris Opera (, ) is the primary opera and ballet company of France. It was founded in 1669 by Louis XIV as the , and shortly thereafter was placed under the leadership of Jean-Baptiste Lully and officially renamed the , but continued to be ...

; directed by

Yves-André Hubert Yves-André Hubert is a French actor, television film director and theatre '' metteur en scène''. He received a Sept d'or award in 1988 for '' L'Affaire Marie Besnard''. Filmography * 1961 : ''Youm et les longues moustaches'' * 1962 : '' Les ...

(France) * ''Romeo and Juliet'' (1983); TV broadcast of a stage production of Prokofiev's ballet adaptation by the

Royal Winnipeg Ballet The Royal Winnipeg Ballet is Canada's oldest ballet company and the longest continuously operating ballet company in North America. History It was founded in 1939 as the "Winnipeg Ballet Club" by Gweneth Lloyd and Betty Farrally (who also fou ...

; directed by James E. Jones; directed for television by Norman Campbell (Canada) * ''Romeo and Juliet on Ice'' (1983); TV adaptation with the story told through

figure skating Figure skating is a sport in which individuals, pairs, or groups perform on figure skates on ice. It was the first winter sport to be included in the Olympic Games, when contested at the 1908 Olympics in London. The Olympic disciplines are me ...

; directed by

Robert Iscove Robert Iscove is a Canadian film and television director, television producer and a choreographer. Filmography * ''Love and Larceny (1985 film), Love and Larceny'' (1985, TV) * ''The Lawrenceville Stories'' (1987-1989, miniseries) * ''Shattered ...

(USA) * ''Romeo e Giulietta'' (1983); TV broadcast of a stage production of Prokofiev's ballet adaptation from the

Palazzetto dello Sport The Palazzetto dello Sport (literally "Small Sport Palace"), also less commonly known as the PalaTizianoRudolf Nureyev Rudolf Khametovich Nureyev ( ; Tatar/ Bashkir: Рудольф Хәмит улы Нуриев; rus, Рудо́льф Хаме́тович Нуре́ев, p=rʊˈdolʲf xɐˈmʲetəvʲɪtɕ nʊˈrʲejɪf; 17 March 19386 January 1993) was a Soviet ...

(Italy/UK) * ''Romeo and Juliet'' (1984); TV broadcast of a stage production of Kenneth MacMillan's ballet to Prokofiev's score, from the

Royal Opera House The Royal Opera House (ROH) is an opera house and major performing arts venue in Covent Garden, central London. The large building is often referred to as simply Covent Garden, after a previous use of the site. It is the home of The Royal Op ...

; directed by Colin Nears (UK) * ''Romeo i Julija'' (1984); animated short in which the play is performed by a group of monsters; directed by

Dušan Petričić Dušan Petričić ( sr-cyr, Душан Петричић; born 10 May 1946) is a Serbian illustrator and caricaturist. He has illustrated numerous children's books and his caricatures have appeared in various newspapers and magazines from ''Polit ...

(Yugoslavia) * ''Narekohme gi Monteki i Kapuleti'' (1985); animated film about two warring families whose children fall in love; directed by

Donyo Donev Donyo Donev ( bg, Доньо Донев; 27 June 192928 November 2007) was a Bulgarian animator, director, art director, comics artist and cartoonist. He is best known as the "father of The Three Fools" – an animated humorous sequence whose s ...

(Bulgaria) * '' China Girl'' (1987); an Italian boy falls in love with a Chinese girl, leading to gang warfare between their respective communities; directed by Abel Ferrara (USA) * ''

Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak ''Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak'' (), also known by the initialism ''QSQT'', is a 1988 Indian Hindi-language romantic musical film, directed by Mansoor Khan, written and produced by Nasir Hussain, and starring Aamir Khan (in his leading film debut) a ...

'' (1988); a long-standing blood feud between two families is complicated when the son of one falls in love the daughter of the other; directed by Mansoor Khan (India) * ''Rami og Julie'' (1988); a Palestinian refugee living in

Copenhagen Copenhagen ( or .; da, København ) is the capital and most populous city of Denmark, with a proper population of around 815.000 in the last quarter of 2022; and some 1.370,000 in the urban area; and the wider Copenhagen metropolitan ar ...

is rescued from a gang of racist thugs by a young woman with whom he falls in love; directed by

Erik Clausen Erik Clausen (born 7 March 1942) is a Danish actor, film director and screenwriter. He has directed fourteen films since 1981. His 2007 film ''Temporary Release'' was entered into the 29th Moscow International Film Festival The 29th Mosco ...

(Denmark) * ''Montoyas y Tarantos'' (1989); adaptation of Alfredo Mañas' 1962 play, ''Historia de los Tarantos'', inspired by ''Romeo and Juliet''; directed by

Vicente Escrivá Vicente Escrivá (1 June 1913 – 18 April 1999) was a Spanish film director, producer and screenwriter. He worked on more than 50 films between 1948 and 1999. Selected filmography * '' Agustina of Aragon'' (1950) * ''Our Lady of Fatim ...

(Spain) * '' Romuald et Juliette'' (1989); a white businessman falls in love with his black housekeeper; directed by

Coline Serreau Coline Serreau (born 29 October 1947) is a French actress, film director and writer. Early life and education She was born in Paris, the daughter of theatre director Jean-Marie Serreau and actress Geneviève Serreau. In Paris, Serreau studie ...

(France) * ''Torn Apart'' (1990); during the

Israeli–Palestinian conflict The Israeli–Palestinian conflict is one of the world's most enduring conflicts, beginning in the mid-20th century. Various attempts have been made to resolve the conflict as part of the Israeli–Palestinian peace process, alongside other ef ...

, an

Israeli Jew Israeli Jews or Jewish Israelis ( he, יהודים ישראלים, translit=Yehudim Yisraelim) are Israeli citizens and nationals who are Jewish through either their Jewish ethnicity and/or their adherence to Judaism. The term also include ...

falls in love with a Palestinian woman; directed by

Jack Fisher John Howard "Fat Jack" Fisher (March 4, 1939) is an American professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as a right-handed pitcher from through for the Baltimore Orioles, San Francisco Giants, New York Mets, Chicago White S ...

(USA/Israel) * ''Romeo and Juliet'' (1990); TV broadcast of a stage production of Gounod's operatic adaptation from the Creighton Orpheum Theater; directed by

Leon Major Leon Major (born 1933, Toronto) is a Canadian opera and theatre director. He is the Artistic Director of The Maryland Opera Studio for the University of Maryland, College Park. From 1998-2003 he was Artistic Director of Boston Lyric Opera and from ...

; directed for television by Michael Farrell (USA) * '' Godfather'' (1991); loosely adapts the tale of a young couple, from warring families, falling in love; directed by Siddique-Lal (India) * ''Romeo & Julia'' (1992); low budget straight-to-video comedy adaptation; directed by Kevin Kaufman (USA) * ''Romeo and Juliet'' (1992); TV broadcast of a stage production of Prokofiev's ballet adaptation, performed by the

Northern Ballet Theatre Northern Ballet, formerly Northern Ballet Theatre, is a dance company based in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, with a strong repertoire in theatrical dance productions where the emphasis is on story telling as well as classical ballet. The company ...

; directed by Kriss Rusmanis (UK) * ''The Punk'' (1993); set in modern-day

London London is the capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary down to the North Sea, and has been a majo ...

, a homeless young man falls in love with the daughter of a wealthy family, much to the horror of her parents; directed by Mike Sarne (UK) * ''Roméo et Juliette'' (1995); TV broadcast of a stage production of Gounod's operatic adaptation from the

; directed by Brian Large (UK) * ''

Tromeo and Juliet ''Tromeo and Juliet'' is a 1997 American independent transgressive romantic black comedy film and a loose adaptation of William Shakespeare's ''Romeo & Juliet'' from Troma Entertainment. The film was directed by Lloyd Kaufman from a screenplay b ...

'' (1996);

transgressive Transgressive may mean: *Transgressive art, a name given to art forms that violate perceived boundaries *Transgressive fiction, a modern style in literature *Transgressive Records, a United Kingdom-based independent record label *Transgressive (l ...

comedy adaptation in which Romeo and Juliet discover they are brother and sister; directed by

Lloyd Kaufman Stanley Lloyd Kaufman Jr. (born December 30, 1945) is an American film director, screenwriter, producer and actor. Alongside producer Michael Herz (producer), Michael Herz, he is the co-founder of Troma Entertainment film studio, and the director ...

and James Gunn (USA) * ''

Love Is All There Is ''Love Is All There Is'' is a 1996 romantic comedy film written and directed by Joseph Bologna and Renée Taylor, who also both star in the film. Plot ''Love Is All There Is'' is a modern retelling of the ''Romeo and Juliet'' story, and it is ...

'' (1996); comedy modernisation set in

The Bronx The Bronx () is a borough of New York City, coextensive with Bronx County, in the state of New York. It is south of Westchester County; north and east of the New York City borough of Manhattan, across the Harlem River; and north of the New Y ...

, where the children of two rival restaurateurs fall in love; directed by

Joseph Bologna Joseph Bologna (December 30, 1934 – August 13, 2017) was an American actor, playwright and screenwriter notable for his roles in the comedy films ''My Favorite Year'', ''Blame It on Rio'' and ''Transylvania 6-5000 (1985 film), Transylvania ...

and

Renée Taylor Renée Adorée Taylor (née Wexler; born March 19, 1933) is an American actress, screenwriter, playwright, producer and director.Taylor was nominated for an Academy Award for co-writing the screenplay for the film ''Lovers and Other Strangers'' ...

(USA) * ''Ronnie & Julia'' (1997); made-for-TV comedy in which the children of two rival politicians fall in love; directed by

Philip Spink Philip, also Phillip, is a male given name, derived from the Greek language, Greek (''Philippos'', lit. "horse-loving" or "fond of horses"), from a compound of (''philos'', "dear", "loved", "loving") and (''hippos'', "horse"). Prominent Philip ...

(USA) * '' Shakespeare in Love'' (1998); the (fictitious) story behind the composition of ''Romeo and Juliet''; directed by

John Madden John Earl Madden (April 10, 1936 – December 28, 2021) was an American football coach and sports commentator in the National Football League (NFL). He served as the head coach of the Oakland Raiders from 1969 to 1978, who he led to eight pla ...

(UK/USA) * '' The Lion King II: Simba's Pride'' (1998); animated film which tells the story of a young female lion who befriends a young male from a banished tribe; directed by

Darrell Rooney Darrell Rooney (born 1959) is a Canadian animator, storyboard artist, and director for The Walt Disney Company, best known for directing '' The Lion King II: Simba's Pride'' (1998) and ''Mulan II'' (2004) at Disneytoon Studios. He started at Disne ...

and Rob LaDuca (USA) * ''

Solomon & Gaenor ''Solomon & Gaenor'' ( cy, Solomon a Gaenor) is a 1999 Welsh film written and directed by Paul Morrison. It stars Ioan Gruffudd as an Orthodox Jewish man named Solomon Levinsky who falls in love with a gentile woman named Gaenor Rees, played by ...

'' (1999); in a Welsh mining village in 1911, a young

Jewish Jews ( he, יְהוּדִים, , ) or Jewish people are an ethnoreligious group and nation originating from the Israelites Israelite origins and kingdom: "The first act in the long drama of Jewish history is the age of the Israelites""The ...

man falls in love with a

girl; directed by Paul Morrison (UK) * '' Romeo Must Die'' (2000); an ex-cop falls in love with the daughter of the man he believes responsible for the death of his brother; directed by Andrzej Bartkowiak (USA) * ''Jiyuan qiaohe'' (2000); the son and daughter of two rival families in the chicken rice trade unexpectedly fall in love; directed by CheeK (Singapore) * '' Alaska.de'' (2000); set in

East Berlin East Berlin was the ''de facto'' capital city of East Germany from 1949 to 1990. Formally, it was the Allied occupation zones in Germany, Soviet sector of Berlin, established in 1945. The American, British, and French sectors were known as ...

in the 1980s, a young girl living with her father falls in love with a tough street kid; directed by

Esther Gronenborn Esther Gronenborn (born 1968 in Oldenburg) is a German film director and screenwriter A screenplay writer (also called screenwriter, scriptwriter, scribe or scenarist) is a writer who practices the craft of screenwriting, writing screenp ...

(Germany) * ''Romeo e Giulietta'' (2000); TV broadcast of a stage production of Prokofiev's ballet adaptation from

La Scala La Scala (, , ; abbreviation in Italian of the official name ) is a famous opera house in Milan, Italy. The theatre was inaugurated on 3 August 1778 and was originally known as the ' (New Royal-Ducal Theatre alla Scala). The premiere performan ...

; directed by Tina Protasoni (Italy) * ''

Brooklyn Babylon ''Brooklyn Babylon'' is a 2001 film written and directed by Marc Levin, and a modern retelling of the Song of Solomon, set against the backdrop of the Crown Heights riot, starring Black Thought of The Roots. Plot summary In Brooklyn's Crown He ...

'' (2001); modernisation of the story set during the Crown Heights riot; directed by

Marc Levin Marc Levin is an American independent film producer and director. He is best known for his '' Brick City'' TV series, which won the 2010 Peabody award and was nominated for an Emmy for Exceptional Merit in Nonfiction Filmmaking and his dramat ...

(USA) * ''Roméo & Juliette, de la haine à l'amour'' (2002); TV version of Gérard Presgurvic's 2001 musical adaptation of the play; directed by Redha and Gilles Amado (France) * ''

Amar te duele ''Amar te duele'' (Spanish for: "Loving Hurts You", also interpreted as "Loving You Hurts” ) is a 2002 Mexican romantic drama film written by Carolina Rivera and directed by Fernando Sariñana. In the story, two families hate each other becaus ...

'' (2002); contemporary Mexican retelling of the story; directed by Fernando Sariñana (Mexico) * ''Barrio Wars'' (2002); straight-to-video modernisation of the story which relocates the events to a

Los Angeles Los Angeles ( ; es, Los Ángeles, link=no , ), often referred to by its initials L.A., is the largest city in the state of California and the second most populous city in the United States after New York City, as well as one of the world' ...

barrio ''Barrio'' () is a Spanish language, Spanish word that means "Quarter (urban subdivision), quarter" or "neighborhood". In the modern Spanish language, it is generally defined as each area of a city, usually delimited by functional (e.g. residenti ...

; directed by Paul Wynne (USA) * ''

Bollywood Queen ''Bollywood Queen'' is a British Indian take on the William Shakespeare play ''Romeo and Juliet'', directed by Jeremy Wooding and starring Preeya Kalidas and James McAvoy. Produced by Jeremy Wooding, the film was released in 2003. Plot Geena is ...

'' (2002); comedy modernisation of the story set in

where a young Indian girl falls in love with a Scottish guitarist; directed by

Jeremy Wooding Jeremy Wooding is a British film director, producer and writer; he also directs for television. He is best known for his work on ''Burning Men'', ''Blood Moon'' and ''Bollywood Queen''. Selected filmography * ''Bollywood Queen'' (2002) * ''Pee ...

(UK) * ''Roméo et Juliette'' (2002); heavily truncated made-for-TV production of Gounod's operatic adaptation; directed by

Barbara Willis Sweete Barbara may refer to: People * Barbara (given name) * Barbara (painter) (1915–2002), pseudonym of Olga Biglieri, Italian futurist painter * Barbara (singer) (1930–1997), French singer * Barbara Popović (born 2000), also known mononymously as ...

(France/UK/USA) * ''Romeo & Julia und die neue Weltordnung'' (2004); short comedy in which the President of the USA's daughter falls in love with

Osama bin Laden Osama bin Mohammed bin Awad bin Laden (10 March 1957 – 2 May 2011) was a Saudi-born extremist militant who founded al-Qaeda and served as its leader from 1988 until Killing of Osama bin Laden, his death in 2011. Ideologically a Pan-Islamism ...

's son; directed by Thorsten Wettcke (Germany) * ''

O Casamento de Romeu e Julieta ''Romeo and Juliet Get Married'' ( pt, O Casamento de Romeu e Julieta; ) is a 2005 Brazilian film directed by Bruno Barreto and starring Luana Piovani and Marco Ricca. The film is loosely based on the William Shakespeare play, ''Romeo and Juliet' ...

'' (2005); comedy in which a die-hard football fan falls in love with the daughter of the chairman of his team's arch rivals; directed by Bruno Barreto (Brazil) * ''Roméo et Juliette'' (2005); TV broadcast of

Hector Berlioz In Greek mythology, Hector (; grc, Ἕκτωρ, Hektōr, label=none, ) is a character in Homer's Iliad. He was a Trojan prince and the greatest warrior for Troy during the Trojan War. Hector led the Trojans and their allies in the defense o ...

's 1839 choral symphony adaptation of the play from the

Royal Albert Hall The Royal Albert Hall is a concert hall on the northern edge of South Kensington, London. One of the UK's most treasured and distinctive buildings, it is held in trust for the nation and managed by a registered charity which receives no govern ...

; directed by Charlotte Gazzard (UK) * ''Pizza My Heart'' (2005); made-for-TV comedy in which the son of a pizza making family in

falls in love with the daughter of the family's great rival; directed by Andy Wolk (USA) * '' West Bank Story'' (2005); comedy short spoof of ''

West Side Story ''West Side Story'' is a musical conceived by Jerome Robbins with music by Leonard Bernstein, lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, and a book by Arthur Laurents. Inspired by William Shakespeare's play ''Romeo and Juliet'', the story is set in the mid-1 ...

''; directed by

Ari Sandel Ari Devon Sandel (born September 5, 1974) is an American filmmaker. He is known for directing the short film ''West Bank Story'' (2005), which won the 2006 Academy Award in the category Best Live Action Short Film. Life and career Sandel was bor ...

(2005) * ''Wellkåmm to Verona'' (2006); comedy in which a retired theatre director casts himself as Romeo in the hopes of having his leading lady fall in love with him; directed by Suzanne Osten (Sweden) * ''Roméo et Juiette'' (2006); modernisation set in contemporary

Quebec Quebec ( ; )According to the Canadian government, ''Québec'' (with the acute accent) is the official name in Canadian French and ''Quebec'' (without the accent) is the province's official name in Canadian English is one of the thirtee ...

; directed by Yves Desgagnés (Canada) * '' Romeo & Juliet: Sealed with a Kiss'' (2006); animated adaptation which sets the story underwater and features two young seals falling in love; directed by Phil Nibbelink (USA) * ''Rockin' Romeo & Juliet'' (2006);

musical film Musical film is a film genre in which songs by the characters are interwoven into the narrative, sometimes accompanied by dancing. The songs usually advance the plot or develop the film's characters, but in some cases, they serve merely as breaks ...

in which Romeo is a modern rock star wooing Juliet with his singing ability; directed by David McGaw (USA) * ''Romeo and Juliet: A Monkey's Tale'' (2006); fictional-documentary in which two monkeys from rival cliques fall in love; directed by Karina Holden (Australia) * ''Guca!'' (2006); at the annual

Guča Trumpet Festival The Guča Trumpet Festival ( sr, Фестивал трубача у Гучи, Festival trubača u Guči), also known as the Dragačevski Sabor ( sr, Драгачевски сабор or ''Dragačevo Fair (Fete, Gathering or Assembly)'', ), is an an ...

, a Serb girl falls in love with a

Romani Romani may refer to: Ethnicities * Romani people, an ethnic group of Northern Indian origin, living dispersed in Europe, the Americas and Asia ** Romani genocide, under Nazi rule * Romani language, any of several Indo-Aryan languages of the Roma ...

boy; directed by Dusan Milic (Serbia) * ''Romeo y Julieta'' (2007); TV series in the style of a

soap opera A soap opera, or ''soap'' for short, is a typically long-running radio or television serial, frequently characterized by melodrama, ensemble casts, and sentimentality. The term "soap opera" originated from radio dramas originally being sponsored ...

; created by Ana Franco and Marcelo Nacci (Argentina) * ''Saints & Sinners'' (2007);

telenovela A telenovela is a type of a television serial drama or soap opera produced primarily in Latin America. The word combines ''tele'' (for "television") and ''novela'' (meaning "novel"). Similar drama genres around the world include '' teleserye'' ...

set in modern-day

Miami Beach Miami Beach is a coastal resort city in Miami-Dade County, Florida. It was incorporated on March 26, 1915. The municipality is located on natural and man-made barrier islands between the Atlantic Ocean and Biscayne Bay, the latter of which sep ...

, where the son of a powerful local family falls in love with the daughter of a rival family; created by Ted Koland (USA) * ''

Romeo × Juliet is an anime television series, loosely based on William Shakespeare's classical play, ''Romeo and Juliet'', along with numerous references and characters from other Shakespearean plays. Though the anime borrows mostly from Shakespeare's story ...

'' (2007);

anime is Traditional animation, hand-drawn and computer animation, computer-generated animation originating from Japan. Outside of Japan and in English, ''anime'' refers specifically to animation produced in Japan. However, in Japan and in Japane ...

television mini-series set in the future city of Neo Verona; created by

Reiko Yoshida is a Japanese screenwriter. She has written and supervised numerous screenplays for anime series, live-action dramas and films. Her major works include ''Kaleido Star'', ''Aria'', ''Maria-sama ga Miteru'', '' D.Gray-man'', ''K-On!'', ''Bakuman' ...

(Japan) * ''Gounod's Roméo et Juliette'' (2007); live screening of a stage production of Gounod's operatic adaptation from the

Metropolitan Opera The Metropolitan Opera (commonly known as the Met) is an American opera company based in New York City, resident at the Metropolitan Opera House at Lincoln Center, currently situated on the Upper West Side of Manhattan. The company is operat ...

; directed by

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; directed for television by

Gary Halvorson Gary S. Halvorson is an American director of television shows, series and film, best known for directing and producing the show, ''Friends''. Directing He was trained as a classical pianist at but is primarily noted as the director of situation ...

(USA) * ''Romeo and Juliet with the Royal Ballet'' (2007); TV broadcast of a stage production of Kenneth MacMillan's ballet to Prokofiev's score, from the

; directed by

Ross MacGibbon Ross MacGibbon (born 29 January 1955) is a British former ballet dancer, and now a film maker, especially for ballet and opera. Ross MacGibbon danced with the Royal Ballet from 1973-86. MacGibbon's won the 1998 International Emmy Award for his fil ...

(UK) * ''uGugu no Andile'' (2008); TV mini-series set in Thokoza during the apartheid negotiations, where a Xhosa boy falls in love with a Zulu girl; created by Lodi Matsetela and Minky Schlesinger (South Africa) * ''Roméo et Juliette'' (2008); TV broadcast of a stage production of Gounod's operatic adaptation from the

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family; directed by Eve Annenberg (USA) * ''William'' (2012); comedy short in which William Shakespeare's mother tells him to rewrite the ending of ''Romeo and Juliet'' because it is too sad; directed by Sam Lara (Australia) * ''

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