History Film / RomeoAndJuliet1968

** At the end, the Prince laments that he has lost "a brace of kinsmen." A "brace" is a pair, but the Prince has seemingly lost only one kinsman, Mercutio, leaving the audience to wonder who the other kinsman was. This is because the adaptation has cut the death of the Prince's other kinsman, County Paris, but neglected to change the Prince's speech accordingly.

* AdaptationalNiceGuy: Tybalt has a look of horror on his face when he realizes he stabbed Mercutio, suggesting that he never intended to hurt anyone. In the play, he stabs Mercutio with a cheap shot.

''Romeo and Juliet'' is a 1968 film directed by Franco Zeffirelli, based on the play ''Theatre/RomeoAndJuliet'' by Creator/WilliamShakespeare.

* NiceHat: Lady Capulet is never seen without a fancy headdress on.

* RapunzelHair: Olivia Hussey as Juliet has waist-length hair. The popularity of the film allegedly inspired other girls to grow theirs out.

The supporting cast included Creator/MichaelYork as Tybalt. Creator/LaurenceOlivier giving the opening and closing narration, and also dubbed the voice of the Italian actor who played Lord Montague. Creator/BruceRobinson, who plays Benvolio, went on to a long career as a screenwriter and director of movies like ''Film/WithnailAndI''. Music/NinoRota composed the score.

It stars Leonard Whiting as Romeo and Creator/OliviaHussey as Juliet, and was the first major production to cast actual teenagers in the roles.

The supporting cast included Creator/MichaelYork as Tybalt. Creator/LaurenceOlivier giving the opening and closing narration, and also dubbed the voice of the Italian actor who played Lord Montague. Bruce Robinson, who plays Benvolio, went on to a long career as a screenwriter and director of movies like ''Film/WithnailAndI''. Music/NinoRota composed the score.

* AdaptationalJerkass: In the play, Mercutio merely mocks the Nurse. Here, he grabs onto her dress and spins her around, mocking her as she falls. Benvolio qualifies too, as he joined in on the teasing. Technically all of the guys in that scene, including Romeo qualify as they all laughed and played along with it.

* HotterAndSexier: This film cast two attractive young actors and then took advantage of the end of UsefulNotes/TheHaysCode to include brief nudity from Juliet and rather more prolonged nudity from Romeo, and also restaged their last scene together to show them in bed, when the play's stage directions only say "at the window". As a result it's HotterAndSexier than any stage or screen adaptation of ''Romeo and Juliet'' that proceeded it.

* ColorCodedForYourConvenience: The Capulets wear red and the Montagues blue (or sometimes green), and the Prince's family wear somber, dark browns.

** Rosaline is not mentioned in Benvolio and Romeo's first scene, and most of the dialogue relating to her is cut. This makes it look like the Montagues decide to crash the masquerade ball for no particular reason. Rosalina does appear onscreen; Romeo is briefly taken aback to see her (actress Paola Tedesco, uncredited) at the Capulet party, only to pay her no more heed when he sees Juliet behind her.

The supporting cast included Creator/MichaelYork as Tybalt. Creator/LaurenceOlivier giving the opening and closing narration, and also dubbed the voice of the Italian actor who played Lord Montague. Bruce Robinson, who plays Benvolio, went on to a long career as a screenwriter and director of movies like ''Film/WithnailAndI''.

* AdaptationExplanationExtrication: Rosaline is not mentioned in Benvolio and Romeo's first scene, and most of the dialogue relating to her is cut. This makes it look like the Montagues decide to crash the masquerade ball for no particular reason. Rosalina does appear onscreen; Romeo is briefly taken aback to see her (actress Paola Tedesco, uncredited) at the Capulet party, only to pay her no more heed when he sees Juliet behind her.

* AdaptationExplanationExtrication: Rosaline is not mentioned in Benvolio and Romeo's first scene, and most of the dialogue relating to her is cut. This makes it look like the Montagues decide to crash the masquerade ball for no particular reason. Although a scene where Romeo finds Rosaline's name on the guest list was filmed, so presumably she did feature originally (the credits contain a listing of Paola Tedesco as 'Rosalina').

* MortalWoundReveal: Mercutio's death is played as this.
* MrFanservice: Romeo is shown fully nude after nuptials with Juliet when he gets out of bed.
* MsFanservice: Juliet's dress for the balcony scene pays generous attention to her cleavage, and it's also the first time we see her with her hair down. She also is shown topless very briefly after nuptials with Romeo.

The supporting cast included Creator/MichaelYork as Tybalt. Creator/LaurenceOlivier giving the opening and closing narration, and also dubbed the voice of the Italian actor who played Lord Montague.

* EstablishingCharacterMoment: When Romeo is first scene, he's walking back to town from the forest...and he's smelling a wildflower that he picked. He's established as a sensitive sort.

* AdaptationDyeJob: According to the text, Juliet is golden-haired. Here she has dark hair.

* PragmaticAdaptation: The film removes large chunks of dialogue from key scenes to better get across the passion and intensity of the moment (more dialogue works better in theatre rather than film) - including most of the lines after the two lovers die. Paris's death in the tomb was also cut to better serve the running time.

* SadClown: Mercutio. He's the jokester among Romeo's friends, cracking jokes that amuse them and is constantly sarcastic. At heart though he's troubled for unspecified reasons, and briefly shows it during his speech on Queen Mab, covering this with humor. When he's mortally wounded, he angrily denounces both Montagues and Capulets.

* {{Fanservice}}:
** Romeo is shown fully nude after nuptials with Juliet, and the latter has a brief glimpse of her nipples in the same scene.
** Juliet's dress for the balcony scene pays generous attention to her cleavage, and it's also the first time we see her with her hair down.

* SadClown: Mercutio.

* ActuallyPrettyFunny: When Mercutio mocks the Nurse, and spins her around, the other men joined in on the teasing, and both Romeo, and the Nurse's servant Peter, just stood by and laughed along. When the Nurse later asked why neither Romeo nor Peter did anything to help her, both men responded with just this.

* {{Fanservice}}: Romeo is shown fully nude after nuptials with Juliet, and the latter has a brief glimpse of her nipples in the same scene.