Movie
Romeo + Juliet
Overview
In this contemporary take on William Shakespeare's classic tragedy, the Montagues and Capulets have moved their ongoing feud to the sweltering suburb of Verona Beach, where Romeo and Juliet fall in love and secretly wed. Though the film is visually modern, the bard's dialogue remains.
Details
- Release date
- 1996-11-01
- Runtime
- 120 min
- Genres
- Drama, Romance
- Status
- Released
- Production
- 20th Century Fox, Bazmark
- Country
- Australia, United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Leonardo DiCaprio as Romeo
- Claire Danes as Juliet
- Jesse Bradford as Balthasar
- Vondie Curtis-Hall as Captain Prince
- Brian Dennehy as Ted Montague
- John Leguizamo as Tybalt
- Miriam Margolyes as Nurse
- Harold Perrineau as Mercutio
- Christina Pickles as Caroline Montague
- Pete Postlethwaite as Father Laurence
- Paul Rudd as Dave Paris
- Paul Sorvino as Fulgencio Capulet
Crew
- Baz Luhrmann - Director
- Baz Luhrmann - Screenplay
- Craig Pearce - Screenplay
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