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Romeo + Juliet

Name: Romeo + Juliet
Director: Baz Luhrmann
Genre: Drama, Romance
Released: 1996-11-01
Cast: Leonardo DiCaprio, Claire Danes, Jesse Bradford, Vondie Curtis-Hall, Brian Dennehy

DramaRomance

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.

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Cast

Leonardo DiCaprioClaire DanesJesse BradfordVondie Curtis-HallBrian DennehyJohn LeguizamoMiriam MargolyesHarold PerrineauChristina PicklesPete PostlethwaitePaul RuddPaul Sorvino

Director

Baz Luhrmann

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