The first American film version of William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet was a silent film short made in 1908 made by Vitagraph Studios. Directed by J. Stuart Blackton, it was filmed at Bethesda Terrace in Manhattan, New York.
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Directed by | J. Stuart Blackton |
Based on | Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare |
Starring | Paul Panzer Florence Lawrence |
Distributed by | Vitagraph Studios |
Release date | June 6, 1908 (United States) |
Country | United States |
Language | Silent film |
The film starred Paul Panzer as Romeo and Florence Lawrence as Juliet.
It is now considered lost.
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