Baz Luhrmann's dazzling and unconventional adaptation of William Shakespeare's classic love story. Leonardo DiCaprio and Claire Danes portray Romeo and Juliet, the youthful star-crossed lovers of the past. But the setting has been moved from its Elizabethan origins to the futuristic urban backdrop of Verona beach.
Directed by
Baz Luhrmann
Written by
William Shakespeare (play); Craig Pearce (screenplay); Baz Luhrmann (screenplay).
Starring
Leonardo DiCaprio (Romeo); Claire Danes (Juliet); John Leguizamo (Tybalt); Harold Perrineau (Mercutio); Pete Postlethwaite (Father Laurence); Paul Sorvino (Fulgencio Capulet); Brian Dennehy (Ted Montague); Paul Rudd (Dave Paris); Vondie Curtis-Hall (Captain Prince); Miriam Margolyes (The Nurse); Jesse Bradford (Balthasar); M. Emmet Walsh (Apothecary); Zak Orth (Gregory); Jamie Kennedy (Sampson); Dash Mihok (Benvolio). Please contact SFC to add other cast members and characters.
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