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Leslie Howard as Romeo stands below a balcony, reaching up to Norma Shearer as Juliet, who leans over the ornate stone railing in a famous scene from the 1936 film Romeo and Juliet.
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Romeo and Juliet

film by Cukor [1936]
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Leslie Howard as Romeo stands below a balcony, reaching up to Norma Shearer as Juliet, who leans over the ornate stone railing in a famous scene from the 1936 film Romeo and Juliet.
Romeo and Juliet (1936) Leslie Howard (Romeo) and Norma Shearer (Juliet) in George Cukor's Romeo and Juliet (1936).

The 1936 film Romeo and Juliet, directed by George Cukor, is an adaptation of William Shakespeare's classic tragedy. This version starred Leslie Howard as Romeo and Norma Shearer as Juliet, with John Barrymore as Mercutio and Basil Rathbone as Tybalt. The film, produced by MGM, ran for 126 minutes. While later adaptations, like Franco Zeffirelli's 1968 version, are often praised for casting younger actors, Cukor's film is notable for its star power and its place in the history of Shakespearean film adaptations.12

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