Romeo + Juliet: Directed by Baz Luhrmann. With Leonardo DiCaprio, Claire Danes, John Leguizamo, Harold Perrineau. Shakespeare's famous play is updated to the hip modern suburb of Verona still retaining its original dialogue.

William Shakespeare's Romeo & Juliet (stylized as William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet) is a 1996 romantic crime film directed, produced, and co-written by Baz Luhrmann. It is a modernized adaptation of William Shakespeare's tragedy of the same name, albeit still utilizing Shakespearean English.

Jul 14, 2021 · Hulu recently added Romeo + Juliet to its catalog, so here’s a breakdown of the cast and characters to help follow along. Based on the classic tragedy by William Shakespeare, Romeo + Juliet modernizes the play’s context to the 1990s while keeping the original dialogue.

William Shakespeare's 1590s play Romeo and Juliet has been adapted to film and television many times. Some of these adaptations include:

Romeo + Juliet (1996) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.

Leonardo DiCaprio and Claire Danes portray the star-crossed teenage lovers in this high-energy version of Shakespeare's classic tragedy.

Nov 1, 1996 · Shakespeare’s death scene in the tomb lacked a dramatic payoff for Luhrmann, who has Juliet regain consciousness just as Romeo poisons himself, so that she can use her sweet alases while he can still hear them.

Baz Luhrmann's dazzling and unconventional adaptation of William Shakespeare's classic love story is spellbinding. Leonardo DiCaprio and Claire Danes portray Romeo and Juliet, the youthful star-crossed lovers of the past. But the setting has been moved from it's Elizabethan origins to the futuristic urban backdrop of Verona Beach.

Shakespeare's iconic tragedy gets an unconventional 90s makeover in director Baz Luhrmann's adaptation featuring Leonardo DiCaprio and Claire Danes as the titular star-crossed lovers who must defy their rivaling families in order to be together.