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.
MOVIE INFORMATION
Release Date: November 1, 1996
Type: Movie
Country: Australia, United States of America
Language: English
Subtitle Language: English
Runtime: 120 minutes
Writer: Craig Pearce, Baz Luhrmann
Director: Baz Luhrmann
Cast
Leonardo DiCaprio (Romeo)
Claire Danes (Juliet)
Jesse Bradford (Balthasar)
Vondie Curtis-Hall (Captain Prince)
Brian Dennehy (Ted Montague)
John Leguizamo (Tybalt)
Miriam Margolyes (Nurse)
Harold Perrineau (Mercutio)
Christina Pickles (Caroline Montague)
Pete Postlethwaite (Father Laurence)
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