General data
Reviewed at Leicester Square Theatre, London, March 4, 1968.
Original running time: 152 mins
US Domestic Release :October 8, 1968
BBFC classification (1968): A (Advisory)
MPAA Rating: PG
Current running time on DVD: 138 mins
Financial
John Brabourne (a co – producer} in interview indicated that the movie cost £1 million to make and that it grossed about £17 million on its first release.
[Source: B. McFarlane Ed., An Autobiography of the British Cinema, London, Methuen, 1997, p. 94]
Awards
[Source: IMDB.com]
Academy Awards, USA 1969
| Winner Oscar |
Best Cinematography Pasqualino De Santis |
| Best Costume Design Danilo Donati |
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| Nominee Oscar |
Best Picture Anthony Havelock-Allan John Brabourne |
| Best Director Franco Zeffirelli |
Golden Globes, USA 1969
| Winner Golden Globe |
Best English-Language Foreign Film
UK/Italy
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| Most Promising Newcomer – Female Olivia Hussey |
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| Most Promising Newcomer – Male Leonard Whiting |
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| Nominee Golden Globe |
Best Director Franco Zeffirelli |
| Best Original Score Nino Rota |
BAFTA Awards 1969
| Winner BAFTA Film Award |
Best Costume Design Danilo Donati |
| Nominee Anthony Asquith Award for Film Music |
Nino Rota |
| Nominee BAFTA Film Award |
Best Art Direction |
| Best Direction Franco Zeffirelli |
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| Best Film Editing Reginald Mills |
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| Best Supporting Actor John McEnery |
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| Best Supporting Actress Pat Heywood |
David di Donatello Awards 1969
| Winner David |
Best Director (Migliore Regista) Franco Zeffirelli |
| Winner Golden Plate |
Olivia Hussey Leonard Whiting For their performances.
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Directors Guild of America, USA 1969
| Nominee DGA Award |
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures Franco Zeffirelli |
Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists 1969
| Winner Silver Ribbon |
Best Director (Regista del Miglior Film) Franco Zeffirelli |
| Best Cinematography, Color (Migliore Fotografia a Colori) Pasqualino De Santis |
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| Best Costume Design (Migliori Costumi) Danilo Donati |
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| Best Score (Migliore Musica) Nino Rota |
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| Best Production Design (Migliore Scenografia) Lorenzo Mongiardino |
Laurel Awards 1970
| Nominee Golden Laurel |
Drama |
| Cinematographer Pasqualino De Santis |
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| Male New Face Michael York 8th place.
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| Female New Face Olivia Hussey 4th place.
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National Board of Review, USA 1969
| Winner NBR Award |
Best Director Franco Zeffirelli |
| Top Ten Films |
Thessaloniki Film Festival 1968
| Winner Honorary Award |
Franco Zeffirelli |