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Romeo and Juliet (1968)
Where Romeo and Juliet says it takes place, and where it was really shot.
Zeffirelli's Verona was never Verona: it was five Italian towns and a studio lot.
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Scenes and places
The street brawl that opens the feud
On a summer morning in Verona, an old feud between two families explodes into a street brawl. The Prince breaks it up and warns that further violence will carry harsh consequences. It sets the stakes that every later scene runs into.
Set in Streets of Verona — A summer morning in Verona, where the Montague and Capulet households break into a street brawl.
Zeffirelli built his Verona from Italian hill towns and a studio backlot rather than from Verona itself.
Filmed at Pienza town streets (Val d'Orcia, Province of Siena, Pienza, Italy) — Street scenes were filmed in Pienza; the source does not say which street is the opening brawl. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Filmed at Cinecittà Studios backlot, Rome (Cinecittà, Rome, Italy) — Street scenes were also shot on the Cinecittà backlot; the source does not say which scenes. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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The Capulet masked ball
Romeo slips into the Capulet masked ball and sees Juliet. They fall in love at once, not knowing they belong to enemy houses.
Set in Capulet palace — The Capulet house, where a masked ball is held that night.
A 15th-century palace built for Pope Pius II in Pienza, in the Siena province.
Filmed at Palazzo Piccolomini, Pienza (Val d'Orcia, Province of Siena, Pienza, Italy) — Source names this Renaissance palace for the scenes at the Capulet palace. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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The balcony and the garden
Romeo climbs into the garden under Juliet's balcony. They exchange pledges of love, knowing the risk of being found.
Set in Capulet garden and Juliet's balcony — The garden under Juliet's bedroom balcony.
A 16th-century palace built by Cardinal Scipione Borghese, southeast of Rome.
Filmed at Palazzo Borghese, Artena (Metropolitan City of Rome, Artena, Italy) — The balcony scene was filmed in Artena, at the Palazzo Borghese; the coordinate is the town, not the building. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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The secret wedding
Friar Laurence marries Romeo and Juliet in secret, with the Nurse's help. He hopes the marriage may end the feud.
Set in Friar Laurence's church — The church where Friar Laurence marries the couple in secret.
A Romanesque church in Tuscania, about 90 km northwest of Rome.
Filmed at Basilica of San Pietro, Tuscania (Province of Viterbo, Tuscania, Italy) — Source names this Romanesque church for the film's interior church scenes. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Mercutio and Tybalt's duel
Tybalt challenges Romeo, who refuses to fight his new relative. Mercutio fights in his place and is mortally wounded, and Romeo is drawn in.
Set in A Verona street — A Verona street where Tybalt challenges Romeo.
A medieval hill town in Umbria.
Filmed at Gubbio, Umbria (Umbria, Gubbio, Italy) — Source says the sword duelling scenes were filmed in Gubbio; the exact street is not given. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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The Capulet family tomb
Juliet is buried in the family tomb after drinking the Friar's potion. Romeo hears only that she is dead.
Set in Capulet tomb — The family tomb where Juliet is laid after taking the Friar's potion.
Tuscania is an Etruscan and medieval town about 90 km northwest of Rome.
Filmed at Tuscania, Province of Viterbo (Province of Viterbo, Tuscania, Italy) — Source says the tomb scene was filmed in Tuscania, without naming a building here. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Characters
- Romeo — A Montague teenager who falls for a Capulet.
- Juliet — A Capulet girl secretly married to a Montague.
- Mercutio — Romeo's best friend, drawn into the feud.
- Friar Laurence — Romeo's confessor, who marries the couple in secret.
Questions answered on the map
- Where was the balcony scene of Zeffirelli's Romeo and Juliet really filmed?
- Which Italian palace stood in for the Capulet house?