Romeo + Juliet (1996)

Directed by:
Baz Luhrmann

Written by:
Baz Luhrmann
Craig Pearce
William Shakespeare

Plot:
"Two households, both alike in dignity/In fair Verona (where we lay our scene/From ancient grudge break new mutiny,/Where civil blood makes civil hands unclean/From forth the fatal loins of these two foes/A pair of star-crossed lovers take their lives." These famous lines and the vivid language of Shakespeare's beloved play drive director Baz Luhrmann's cinematic interpretation. Welcome to Verona Beach, a sexy, violent other-world, neither future nor past, ruled by two rival families, the Montagues and the Capulets. Wealthy, selfish, ruthless and powerful, the parents share an enmity that has become the birthright of their offspring.

Genres: Crime / Drama / Romance
Countries: United States
Languages: English
Runtime: 120

Alternative titles:

William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet

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Cast:

M. Emmet Walsh... Apothecary

Leonardo DiCaprio... Romeo

Paul Rudd (I)... Dave Paris

John Leguizamo... Tybalt

Jamie Kennedy... Sampson

Paul Sorvino... Fulgencio Capulet

Brian Dennehy... Ted Montague

Claire Danes... Juliet

Vondie Curtis-Hall... Captain Prince

Dash Mihok... Benvolio