Romeo + Juliet (1996)
Rating: 6.8/10
Duration: 120 min
Year: 1996
Director(s): Baz Luhrmann
Description:
In director Baz Luhrmann's 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.
Cast
- Claire Danes as Juliet
- Jesse Bradford as Balthasar
- Harold Perrineau as Mercutio
- John Leguizamo as Tybalt
- Leonardo DiCaprio as Romeo
- Brian Dennehy as Ted Montague
- Paul Rudd as Dave Paris
- M. Emmet Walsh as Apothecary
- Miriam Margolyes as Nurse
- Diane Venora as Gloria Capulet
- Paul Sorvino as Fulgencio Capulet
- Pete Postlethwaite as Father Laurence
- Christina Pickles as Caroline Montague
- Vondie Curtis-Hall as Captain Prince
- Edwina Moore as Anchorwoman
