William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Baz Luhrmann
Alex Newman
Paul Rudd
Michael Corbett
Carolyn Valero
Harriet Sansom Harris
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
"Two households, both alike in dignity/In fair Verona (where we lay our scene/From ancient grudge break new mutiny,/Where civil blood makes civil hands unclean/From forth the fatal loins of these two foes/A pair of star-crossed lovers take their lives." These famous lines and the vivid language of Shakespeare's beloved play drive director Baz Luhrmann's cinematic interpretation. Welcome to Verona Beach, a sexy, violent other-world, neither future nor past, ruled by two rival families, the Montagues and the Capulets. Wealthy, selfish, ruthless and powerful, the parents share an enmity that has become the birthright of their offspring.
Director
Baz Luhrmann
Cast
Alex Newman
Paul Rudd
Michael Corbett
Carolyn Valero
Harriet Sansom Harris
Cory Newman
Edwina Moore
Vondie Curtis Hall
Farnesio Debernal
Ismael Eguiarte
Vincent Laresca
Quindon Tarver
Zak Orth
Rodrigo Escandon
Claire Danes
Paco Morayta
Fausto Barona
Miriam Margoyles
Paul Sorvino
Harold Perrineau
John Leguizamo
M. Emmet Walsh
Pete Postlethwaite
Dash Mihok
Ricardo Barona
Claudio Contreras
Jamie Kennedy
Leonardo Dicaprio
Margarita Wynne
Catalina Botello
Mario Cimarro
Diane Venora
Gloria Silva
Jorge Abraham
Pedro Altamirano
Christina Pickles
John Sterlini
Lupita Ochoa
Jesse Bradford
Brian Dennehy
Carlos Martin Manzo Ortalora
Zaida Monteforte
Crew
Katarzyna Admik
Jose Manuel Aguilar
Jesus Almontes
Luis Amezquita
Lucila Anlleu
Gerardo Arellano
Ingrid Arias
Craig Armstrong
Ricardo Arvizu
Irma Avila
Ana Barreto
Juan Barreto
Kym Barrett
Kym Barrett
Lisa Bate
Thad Beier
Guy Bews
Jill Bilcock
Jill Bilcock
Michael Bladen
Cosmas Paul Bolger Jr.
Doug Brady
Tristan Brighty
Brigitte Broch
Nuria Bronfman
Chuck Brown
Donald D Brown
Martin Brown
Jesus Buenrostro
Simon Buenrostro
Peter Burgess
Peter Burgess
Steve Burgess
Tania Burkett
Laurie Butler
Eugenio Caballero
Fernando Camara
Jose Campos F
Luis Canedo
Craig Carter
Monica Castellanos
Joaquin Cervera
Daniel Chuba
Sylvie Clement
Elizabeth Colomba
Josee Comeau
Marc Corriveau
Gilberto Cortes
Steven D Craine
Paul Cross
Murray Curtis
Mario Davignon
Eduardo De La Rosa
Patricia Deburgos
Pilar Deburgos
Nahomi Martin Del Campo
Javier Delgado
Marius Devries
Nikki Difalco
Catherine Doherty
Alisarine Ducolomb
Dayna Dunbar
Tom Eirikson
Mark Ellis
Sean England
Victor Esparza
Francisco Espejel
Ella Fairbairn
Blanca Hilda Fernandez
Gerardo Fernandez
Sylvia Fernandez
Jim Finkbeiner
Sarah Flack
Miguel Angel Galarza
Hector G Gallardo
Bernardo Garcia
Francisco Garcia
Manuel Garcia
Jason Aimee Gaudio
Miguel Gil
Sydney Gilner
Cory Glass
Jason Glass
Tom Glass
Ben Gold
Antonio M. Gomez
J Antonio Gonzalez
Everardo Valerio Gout
Robert Grahamjones
Guillermo Granados
Alex Green
Alex Green
J R Grubbs
Heriberto Gutierrez
Roberto Gutierrez
Zeferino Gutierrez
Karen Harding
Douglas Hardwick
Elsa Hermoso
Daniel Hernandez
Jose Hernandez
Ricardo Hernandez B
Tim Holland
Nellee Hooper
Nellee Hooper
Carlos Horcasitas
Daniel Horvat
Ernie Jackson
Ben Jacob
Ines Jacome
David Jacox
Ismael Jardon
Harry Jarvis
Dean M King
Ken Kirzinger
Robin Knight
Ronna Kress
Brett Laumann
Enrique Lechuga
Lynn Ledgerwood
Christopher Leone
Sophia Lifters
Miguel Lima
Frank Lipson
Ines Liverato
Gerard Long
Hector Lopez
Maria De Lourdez Lopez
Roberto Neri Lopez
Grant Lucibello
Baz Luhrmann
Baz Luhrmann
Alejandro Solar Luna
Maria De Jesus Luna
Rebecca Marie
Rene Marquez
Catherine Martin
Catherine Martin
Michael Q Martin
Gabriella Martinelli
Juan Jose Martinez
Ramiro L Martinez
Fumi Mashimo
Vincenzo Mastrantonio
Jose Alfonso Mata
Steve Mathis
Arnulfo Mayorga
Donald M. Mcalpine
Donald M. Mcalpine
Patrick Mcardle
Peter Mcbain
Marilyn Mccoppen
Greg Mcevoy
Heather Mcintosh
Mike Mcleod
Barb Meier
Dale Menzies
Ferdinando Merolla
Anton Monsted
Jose Luis Montero
Enrique Morales
Gerardo Moreno
Peter W Moyer
Dana Mulligan
Carlos Munguía
Cleo P Myles
Mike Nassell
Jose Luis Nava
Al Nelson
Michael Nelson
Juan Carlos Pavian Neri
Jonathan Null
John O'connell
Mercedes Olea
Ligia Ornelas
Efren Gilberto Del Moran Ortega
Jaime Ortiz
Rochelle Oshlack
Francisco A Palma
Marco Antonio Palma
Salvador Parra
Edgar Pavon
Craig Pearce
Patricio Pereda
Hector Perez
Leonel Perez
Leticia Pichardo
Miguel Pineda
Paul Pirola
Michel Proulx
Adolfo Ramirez
Bonfilio Ramirez
Francisco Ramos
Sandra Laura Ramos
Carla Raygoza
Gary A. Rizzo
Guillermo Rosas
David Rubin
Jacob Rupp
Livia Ruzic
Film Details
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Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States Fall November 1, 1996
Released in United States on Video April 8, 1997
Released in United States February 1997
Shown at Berlin International Film Festival (in competition) February 13-24, 1997.
Began shooting January 8, 1996.
Completed shooting April 14, 1996.
"Romeo and Juliet" has been adapted to the screen at least seven previous times: (Italy/1908), directed by Mario Caserini; (USA/1916), directed by John W. Noble; (USA/1916), directed by J Gordon Edwards; (USA/1936), directed by George Cukor; (USSR/1954), directed by Leo Arnstam and L Lavrosky; (United Kingdom/Italy/1954), directed by Renato Castellani; and (Italy/United Kingdom/1968), directed by Franco Zefferelli.
Released in United States Fall November 1, 1996
Released in United States on Video April 8, 1997
Released in United States February 1997 (Shown at Berlin International Film Festival (in competition) February 13-24, 1997.)
Winner of the Silver Bear award for Best Actor (Leonardo DiCaprio) and the Alfred-Bauer Prize for new perspective on film art at the 1997 Berlin International Film Festival.
