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William Shakespeare's Romeo & Juliet
USA 1996 Color
Romeo+Juliet

My only love sprung from my only hate


An updated and reworked version of the Shakespeare play, that features teen-age suicide, murder, drugs, rioting, homosexuality and cross-dressing.

Also Known As: Verona Beach

Approximate Budget: US$ 15 million
Filming Dates: January 8, 1996 - April 14, 1996
Genre(s)/keyword(s): Adaptation / Drama / Period / Romance
Certification: MPAA PG-13
Runtime: USA: 120
Location: Churubusco Studios, Mexico City, Mexico / Mexico City, Mexico / Veracruz, Mexico
Theatrical Release: 11/01/1996
Video Release: 04/08/1997
Produced by: Twentieth Century Fox
Distributed by: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment / 20th Century Fox
Directed by
   Baz Luhrmann

Cast (in alphabetical order)
   Jesse Bradford .... Balthasar
   Claire Danes .... Juliet
   Brian Dennehy .... Ted Montague
   Leonardo DiCaprio .... Romeo
   Jamie Kennedy .... Sampson
   Vincent Laresca  .... Abra
   John Leguizamo .... Tybalt
   Carlos Martin Manzo .... Petruchio
   Miriam Margolyes .... Nurse
   Dash Mihok .... Benvolio
   Zak Orth .... Gregory
   Harold Perrineau .... Mercutio
   Christina Pickles
   Pete Postlethwaite .... Father Laurence
   Paul Stephen Rudd .... Dave Paris
   Paul Sorvino .... Fulgencio Capulet
   Diane Venora .... Gloria Capulet
   M. Emmet Walsh .... Apothecary

Written by
   Baz Luhrmann
   Craig Pearce
   William Shakespeare

Cinematography by
   Donald McAlpine

Music by
   Nellee Hooper

Production Design by
   Catherine Martin

Costume Design by
   Kym Barrett

Film Editing by
   Jill Bilcock

Produced by
   Martin Brown (co-producer) 
   Baz Luhrmann
   Gabriella Martinelli

 

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