Romanoff and Juliet (1961)

Director
Peter Ustinov

Main cast
Peter Ustinov; Sandra Dee; John Gavin; Akim Tamiroff; Alix Talton

Genres
Comedy

Description
Political satire has Shakespeare's Romeo & Juliet story updated for the cold war era, with the children of the US and Russian ambassadors falling in love.


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