Romeo and Juliet (1955 film)
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Romeo and Juliet is a 1955 Soviet ballet
film directed by Lev Arnshtam
. It was entered into the 1955 Cannes Film Festival
.
Ballet
Ballet is a type of performance dance, that originated in the Italian Renaissance courts of the 15th century, and which was further developed in France and Russia as a concert dance form. The early portions preceded the invention of the proscenium stage and were presented in large chambers with...
film directed by Lev Arnshtam
Lev Arnshtam
Lev Oskarovich Arnshtam was a Soviet film director and screenwriter. He directed nine films between 1936 and 1967.-Filmography:* Girl Friends * Friends ...
. It was entered into the 1955 Cannes Film Festival
1955 Cannes Film Festival
-Jury:*Marcel Pagnol *Marcel Achard *Juan Antonio Bardem *A. Dignimont *Jacques-Pierre Frogerais *Leopold Lindtberg *Anatole Litvak *Isa Miranda *Leonard Mosley...
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Cast
- Galina UlanovaGalina UlanovaGalina Sergeyevna Ulánova is frequently cited as being one of the greatest 20th Century ballerinas. Her flat in Moscow is designated a national museum, and there are monuments to her in Saint Petersburg and Stockholm....
- Juliet - Yuri ZhdanovYuri ZhdanovYuri Andreyevich Zhdanov was a Russian chemistry professor and rector of the University of Rostov. He was the son of Soviet politician Andrei Zhdanov and a former husband of Joseph Stalin's daughter, Svetlana Alliluyeva....
- Romeo (as Yu. Zhdanov) - I. Olenina - Juliet's nurse
- Aleksandr Radunsky - Lord Capulet (as A. Radunsky)
- Ye. Ilyushchenko - Lady Capulet
- Aleksey YermolayevAleksey YermolayevAleksey Nikolayevich Yermolayev was a Soviet baller dancer, choreographer, and teacher. He played an important role in the development of Russian ballet between 1920 and 1950, and he was considered an outstanding actor....
- Tybalt - Sergei Koren - Mercutio (as S. Koren)
- V. Kudryashov - Benvolio
- L. Loshchilin - Friar Laurence
- Aleksandr Lapauri - Paris (as A. Lapauri)