<P> Juliet's father and mother, unaware of their daughter's secret marriage, have arranged for Juliet to marry wealthy Count Paris . Juliet pleads with her parents to postpone the marriage, but they refuse and threaten to disown her . Juliet seeks out Friar Laurence for help, hoping to escape her arranged marriage to Paris and remain faithful to Romeo . At Friar Laurence's behest, she reconciles with her parents and agrees to their wishes . On the night before the wedding, Juliet consumes a potion prepared by Friar Laurence intended to make her appear dead for forty - two hours . Friar Laurence plans to inform Romeo of the hoax so that Romeo can meet Juliet after her burial and escape with her when she recovers from her swoon, so he sends Friar John to give Romeo a letter describing the plan . However, when Balthasar, Romeo's servant, sees Juliet being buried under the impression that she is dead, he goes to tell Romeo and reaches him before Friar John . In despair, Romeo goes to Juliet's tomb and kills himself by drinking poison . Soon afterwards, Juliet awakens and discovers her husband dead . Juliet refuses to leave Romeo and kills herself by piercing her abdomen with his dagger . Later, the two families attend their joint funeral and are chastised by the Prince . </P> <Ul> <Li> Leonard Whiting as Romeo Montague </Li> <Li> Olivia Hussey as Juliet Capulet </Li> <Li> John McEnery as Mercutio </Li> <Li> Milo O'Shea as Friar Laurence </Li> <Li> Pat Heywood as The Nurse </Li> <Li> Robert Stephens as The Prince </Li> <Li> Michael York as Tybalt </Li> <Li> Bruce Robinson as Benvolio </Li> <Li> Paul Hardwick as Lord Capulet </Li> <Li> Natasha Parry as Lady Capulet </Li> <Li> Antonio Pierfederici as Lord Montague </Li> <Li> Esmeralda Ruspoli as Lady Montague </Li> <Li> Keith Skinner as Balthasar </Li> <Li> Roberto Bisacco as Paris </Li> <Li> Bruno Filippini as Leonardo, the singer (uncredited) </Li> <Li> Laurence Olivier as Chorus and voice of Lord Montague (uncredited) </Li> </Ul> <Li> Leonard Whiting as Romeo Montague </Li> <Li> Olivia Hussey as Juliet Capulet </Li>

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