1968 Version:  Director Franco Zeffirellii's beloved version of one of the most well known love stories in the English language, Romeo Montague & Juliet Capulet fall in love against the wishes of their feuding families.  Driven by their passion, the young lovers defy their destiny & elope, only to suffer the ultimate tragedy.
Rated  PG     2 hrs.  18 min.     1960

1996 Version:  The Monagues & Capulets have moved to the sweltering suburb of Verona Beach in the contemporary take on Shakepeare's classic play.  Though the film is visually moder, the bard's dialogue is intact as the feuding families' children fall desperately in love.  The families nix the union, so ROme & Juliet wed secretly.  But just as it seems there's hope of uniting the warring clans, events turn tragic.
Rated  R     2 hrs.  10 min.    1996