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Romeo and Juliet

The Royal Ballet, Fonteyn and Nureyev perform Shakespeare's famous tragedy of star-crossed lovers. Nureyev is seen here at the peak of his physical prowess.

The Royal Ballet, Fonteyn and Nureyev perform Shakespeare's famous tragedy of star-crossed lovers. Nureyev is seen here at the peak of his physical prowess, a courageous Romeo to Fonteyn's poetic Juliet, their innocence dooms them to the tragic end of a lovers' embrace enjoyed only at the point of death.

2 hours, 1 minute

Last on

Sat 22 Sep 2007 23:00

Credits

Role Contributor
Actor Margot Fonteyn
Juliet Margot Fonteyn
Director Paul Czinner
Romeo Rudolf Nureyev
Actor Rudolf Nureyev
Mercutio David Blair
Actor David Blair
Director Paul Czinner
Producer Paul Czinner

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