Enrolled, in 1912, in the public registry of protected works, this film was distributed worldwide, meeting with incredible success everywhere it went.
«This beautiful illustration of Shakespeare’s tragic story is acted with grace rather than power. The sets are lovely, as well as the furniture and costumes. All those aspects usually grouped under ‘staging’ are also praiseworthy. It seems to have been filmed in a magnificent palace, and is definitely one of the most beautiful pictures we have seen in some time. Both reels are quite poetic.» («The Moving Picture World», 18/1/1913)

«The grace and youth of the famous lovers, all the tenderness and the exquisite poetry of their romance, the passion and fury of the Montague and Capulet partisans, all take life with striking realism in this magnificent cinematic work. Interpreted by top level actors, staged in the very places in which the story took place, this film majestically evokes medieval life in Verona.» («Le Cinéma et l’Echo du Cinéma réunis», 12/9/1912) «Romeo and Juliet pierces spectator’s souls, moving them; it is an unquestionably valuable work both for its content and for the brilliance of its form.» (S. Z., «L’Illustrazione Cinematografica», 1/3/1912)

Today, we can admire this film with its original colors. The print was restored, in 1997, by the Nederlands Filmmuseum, from two original nitrate positives (respective lengths: 250 m. and 649 m.) with stencil coloring. By producing a color dupe negative of these copies, it was possible to preserve their original colors.