Overview
Plot
In this modern retelling of Shakespeare's tragedy, the Montagues and Capulets feud in Verona Beach, where Romeo and Juliet fall in love and secretly marry. The film is visually contemporary but keeps the original dialogue.
- Directors
- Baz Luhrmann
- Cast
- Leonardo DiCaprio, Claire Danes, Jesse Bradford, Vondie Curtis-Hall, Brian Dennehy, John Leguizamo, Miriam Margolyes, Harold Perrineau, Christina Pickles, Pete Postlethwaite, Paul Rudd, Paul Sorvino, Diane Venora, M. Emmet Walsh, Edwina Moore, Zak Orth, Jamie Kennedy, Dash Mihok, Lupita Ochoa, Gloria Silva
- Country
- Australia, United States of America, Mexico, Canada
- Genre
- Drama, Romance
- Release date
- 1996-11-01
- Studios
- 20th Century Fox, Bazmark, Estudios Churubusco Azteca
Plot
Warning: spoilers
Romeo + Juliet Plot and Cast
William Shakespeare's classic tragedy gets a contemporary update as the Montagues and Capulets continue their bitter feud in the sweltering suburb of Verona Beach. Against this backdrop, Romeo and Juliet meet, fall in love, and secretly wed. While the setting and visuals are modern, the film retains Shakespeare's original dialogue.
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