Name: William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet
Genre: Drama, Romance
Released: 1996-11-01
Cast: Leonardo DiCaprio, Claire Danes, Brian Dennehy, Diane Venora, John Leguizamo

Baz Luhrmann's dazzling and unconventional adaptation of William Shakespear'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.

Genres

Drama / Romance

Run Time

120 mins.

Director

Baz Luhrmann

Cast

Leonardo DiCaprio, Claire Danes, Brian Dennehy, Diane Venora, John Leguizamo, Paul Sorvino, Pete Postlethwaite

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Product Details

Audio: English: 5.1 DTS HD Master Audio / Spanish: 5.1 Dolby Digital / French: 51DTS Language: Dubbed: English, French & Spanish / Subtitled: English, French & Spanish

Theatrical Aspect Ratio: Widescreen: 2.35:1

**Shaking Up Shakespeare Picture-in-Picture Mode with Audio Commentary by Baz Luhrmann, Catherine Martin, Donald M. McAlpine and Craig Pearce and featuring Behind-the-Scenes Footage and Stills

**Uncut Footage from the Bazmark Vault

**Romeo + Juliet: The Music

**Filmmaker and Interview Galleries

**BD-LIVE: Live Lookup™ powered by IMDb®

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Audio: English 5.1 DTS, English Dolby Digital 5.1, French Dolby Surround, Spanish Dolby Surround Subtitles: English SDH, Spanish

Aspect Ratio: Widescreen: 2.35:1

**Theatrical Feature

**MUSIC MACHINE Feature Lets the Viewer Jump to Individual Songs Throughout the Film

**3 AUDIO COMMENTARIES With Director Baz Luhrmann, Co-Composer Craig Armstrong and Co-Composer Marius De Vries

**ROMEO + JULIET: THE MUSIC With Director Baz Luhrmann, Co-Composer Craig Armstrong and Co-Composer Marius De Vries

**THE LONDON MUSIC MIX Featurette

**JOURNEY OF THE SONG Featurettes “Young Hearts Run Free,” “Everybody’s Free,” and Temp Music

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William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet

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