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Romeo + Juliet(1996)
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DRAMA
ROMANCE
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.
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namecharacter
Jesse Bradford Balthasar
Vondie Curtis-Hall Captain Prince
Claire Danes Juliet
Brian Dennehy Ted Montague
Leonardo DiCaprio Romeo
Jamie Kennedy Sampson
Vincent Laresca Abra
John Leguizamo Tybalt
Miriam Margolyes The Nurse
Dash Mihok Benvolio
Edwina Moore Anchorwoman
Harold Perrineau Mercutio
Pete Postlethwaite Father Laurence
Paul Rudd Dave Paris
Paul Sorvino Fulgencio Capulet
Diane Venora Gloria Capulet
M. Emmet Walsh Apothecary
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Jill Bilcock producer
Martin Brown producer
Nellee Hooper composer
Baz Luhrmann director, screenplay, producer
Catherine Martin producer
Gabriella Martinelli producer
Craig Pearce screenplay
William Shakespeare writer (original)
Marius De Vries composer
yearawardcategoryname
1997 BAFTA Best Direction Baz Luhrmann