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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Leonardo DiCaprio
Romeo
Claire Danes
Juliet
Jesse Bradford
Balthasar
Vondie Curtis-Hall
Captain Prince
Brian Dennehy
Ted Montague
John Leguizamo
Tybalt
Miriam Margolyes
Nurse
Harold Perrineau
Mercutio
Christina Pickles
Caroline Montague
Pete Postlethwaite
Father Laurence
Baz Luhrmann
Director
Craig Pearce
ScreenplayGabriella Martinelli
Producer
Donald McAlpine
Director of PhotographyJill Bilcock
Editor
Marius de Vries
Original Music Composer
Craig Armstrong
Original Music Composer
Nellee Hooper
Original Music ComposerProduction Companies
20th Century Fox
Bazmark