Romeo and Juliet (1916)
- Directed by
- Francis X. Bushman
- Genre
- silent film, romance film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 20m
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
This is a lost silent film adaptation of Shakespeare's famous play. It tells the story of two young lovers from feuding families in Verona. The film was released in 1916 to mark the 300th anniversary of Shakespeare's death.
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What happens
Romeo and Juliet is a lost 1916 American silent film based on William Shakespeare's play, Romeo and Juliet. John W. Noble is credited as director and Francis X. Bushman and Beverly Bayne star as the lovers. This film was produced in 1916, the 300th anniversary of Shakespeare's death, and was released amongst many other commemorations of his works. A mock "Italian" village was constructed on Brighton Beach in Brooklyn at the cost of $250,000. This film was produced and released in direct competition with another film, Romeo and Juliet produced by William Fox, starring Theda Bara, and released three days later. Bushman later claimed, in an interview, that he went to see the Theda Bara version and was shocked to see that Fox had added some intertitles from the Metro version. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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