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Romeo and Juliet

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on BBC Two England

Shakespeare's tragic love story is told in this ballet showing Rudolf Nureyev in one of his famous roles, opposite Margot Fonteyn , with whom he made his Covent
Garden debut in 1962. By the time this film was made, theirs had become a renowned partnership. With music by Prokofiev and the designs of Nicholas Georgiadis , it was the first full-length work for the Royal Ballet by Kenneth MacMillan , who died last year.
Director Paul CZinner (1966)
FILM REVIEWS pages 46-65

Contributors

Unknown:
Rudolf Nureyev
Unknown:
Margot Fonteyn
Unknown:
Nicholas Georgiadis
Unknown:
Kenneth MacMillan
Director:
Paul Czinner
Romeo:
Rudolf Nureyev
Juliet:
Margot Fonteyn
Mercutio:
David Blair
Tybalt:
Desmond Doyle
Benvolio:
Anthony Dowell
Paris:
Derek Rencher
Lord Capulet:
Michael Somes
Source: Radio Times

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