No title. Royal Film Performance 1968: "Romeo and Juliet" by Franco Zeffirelli. London.
L/S guests arriving at West End cinema for premiere. C/U Czech film star Olinka Berova arriving. L/S Danny Kaye arriving. C/U film star Danny Kaye. M/S actor Topol and wife arriving with film star Daliah...
No title. Royal Film Performance 1968: "Romeo and Juliet" by Franco Zeffirelli. London.
L/S guests arriving at West End cinema for premiere. C/U Czech film star Olinka Berova arriving. L/S Danny Kaye arriving. C/U film star Danny Kaye. M/S actor Topol and wife arriving with film star Daliah Lavi. C/U Dahlia Lavi. High angled shot Roger Moore, pan to actor Richard Attenborough and wife Sheila Sim. C/U the Attenboroughs. L/S actress and soap opera legend Joan Collins with actor David Hemmings. C/U ditto. Panning C/U Linda Thorson and Patrick Macnee (both stars from television series "The Avengers".
L/S guests waiting in circle lounge. C/U Italian film director Zeffirelli. C/U Leonard Whiting. C/U Olivia Hussey, actress who played Juliet. M/S 5 year old Rodney Fox with his mother. C/U ditto. M/S Queen Elizabeth II being introduced to celebrities by Sir Philip Warter (Chairman of Associated British Pictures). C/U Queen. L/S as Royal family walk past line of stars. C/U Duke of Edinburgh (Prince Philip). C/U Prince Charles (Prince of Wales). M/S Queen shaking hands with singer / film star Tommy Steele. C/U Queen chatting with Tommy. C/U Queen smiling. M/S Queen talking to Olivia Hussey and Leonard Whiting. C/U Duke. C/U Duke talking to Olivia and Leonard. C/U Leonard and Olivia.
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Premiere was held on 4 March 1968.
"Dahlia Lavi" should read Daliah Lavi.
Richard Attenborough's wife is the actress Sheila Sim.
Patrick McNee should read Patrick Macnee.
Seen standing in line briefly at 01:00 are, L-R, Peter Ustinov, Carol White and Joan Collins.
When Tommy Steele is seen, to the right is Joan Collins again.
We've updated the tags for this - thanks for pointing out Peter Ustinov.