Romeo & Juliet (1968)

This isn't the Leonardo DiCaprio version, but the critically acclaimed Franco Zeffirelli (Jesus Of Nazareth) version where Franco took a chance on two virtual unknowns to play Romeo and Juliet in this classic Shakespeare tale of star crossed lovers. Once considered and I still believe is one of the most beautiful women in the world Olivia Hussey (Black Christmas) tackles the role of Juliet, the daughter of a Capulet, a sworn enemy to the Montague's who falls in love with their son Romeo played by Leonard Whiting (Frankenstein: The True Story). Their relationship is doomed from the start as these two families can not get along. To make matters worse, after they became married Romeo kills Tybalt (Played by basil of Austin Powers, Michael York) who before this had killed Romeo's best friend Mercutio (John McEnery). Knowing that Romeo is now a fugitive, Juliet is worried and her father is making her marry someone she doesn't love so she goes to Friar Laurence (Milo O'Shea) and begs him to fix it. He comes up with a master plan, but it doesn't matter because the message doesn't get to Romeo in time and he thinks she's dead. Now comes the famous scene that everyone knows happens at the end of this story and if you don't know then shame on you. This was truly a beautiful movie and Zeffirelli's gamble paid off because Hussey and Whiting were absolutely terrific. No one can ever top that performance that gave in the movie so I am giving them an A for it.