Romeo And Juliet (1996)

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Baz Luhrmann helped adapt this classic Shakespearean romantic tragedy for the screen, updating the setting to a post-modern city named Verona Beach. In this version, the Capulets and the Montagues are two rival gangs. Juliet (Claire Danes) is attending a costume ball thrown by her parents. Her father Fulgencio Capulet (Paul Sorvino) has arranged her marriage to the boorish Paris (Paul Rudd) as part of a strategic investment plan. Romeo attends the masked ball and he and Juliet fall in love.
Release date: November 1, 1996 (USA)
Director: Baz Luhrmann
Adapted from: Romeo and Juliet
Featured songs: Kissing You, #1 Crush
Screenplay: Baz Luhrmann, Craig Pearce
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Romeo and Juliet 1996 trailer