Romeo and Juliet (Bolshoi Ballet)

The Bolshoi Ballet perform Prokofiev’s classic ballet, “Romeo and Juliet”, based on the tragic love story about two young star-crossed lovers.

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Credits

director

Motoko Sakaguchi

producer

Takeshi Hara

production company

Bolshoi Theatre of the USSR

NHK Entapuraizu

Primetime

RPTA

Videofilm

Duration

02:15:00:00

Production places

United Kingdom

Production dates

1989

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

302282

Language

English

Audience classification

G

Subject categories

Adaptations

Feature films

Feature films → Feature films - Great Britain

Literature → Literature

Literature → Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 - Film and video adaptations

Music & Performing Arts → Ballets - Film and video adaptations

Performance

Performance → Ballet - Performance

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

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United Kingdom, 1989

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