William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet / Twentieth Century Fox presents a Bazmark production ; produced by Gabriella Martinelli, Baz Luhrmann ; screenplay by Craig Pearce, Baz Luhrmann ; directed by Baz Luhrmann.

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A modern retelling of the classic Shakespeare play, with the two families now being rival gangs.

Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Corporate Authors: Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc
Other Authors: Luhrmann, Baz
Pearce, Craig (Screenwriter)
DiCaprio, Leonardo
Danes, Claire, 1979-
Dennehy, Brian
Leguizamo, John
Postlethwaite, Pete
Sorvino, Paul
Venora, Diane
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616
Language:English
French
Spanish
Language and/or Writing System:
In English or French; subtitles in English and Spanish; closed-captioned.
Published: Beverly Hills, Calif. : 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, [2002], ©2002.
Edition:Special edition.
Series:Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Subjects:
Vendetta > Drama.
Feature films.
Shakespeare, William, > 1564-1616 > Film adaptations.
Films for the hearing impaired.
Genre:
Film adaptations.
Drama.
Films for the hearing impaired.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (120 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Variant Title:
Romeo + Juliet.
Romeo & Juliet.
Romeo and Juliet.
William Shakespeare's Romeo & Juliet.
William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet.
Format: Video DVD Software
Description
Summary:
A modern retelling of the classic Shakespeare play, with the two families now being rival gangs.
Note:Based on the play by William Shakespeare.
Videodisc release of the 1997 motion picture.
Widescreen version.
Special features include : commentaries by Baz Luhrmann, Catherine Martin, Don McAlpine and Craig Pearce ; cinematographer's scene studies ; director's behind-the scenes view ; cast and crew interviews ; production stills ; music videos ; theatrical trailers and TV spots ; DVD-ROM screenplay comparison excerpts.
Videorecording.
Call Number:AJ8 D0013544 VideoDVD
PR2831.A23 L85 2002 VideoDVD
Audience:
MPAA rating: PG-13.
Credits:Music, Nellee Hooper ; editor, Jill Bilcock ; director of photography, Donald M. McAlpine.
System Details:DVD; Dolby digital, surround.
Special requirements: DVD-ROM features may only be accessed with a PC runnings Windows 95 or higher equipped with a DVD-ROM drive.
Cast:
Leonardo DiCaprio, Claire Danes, Brian Dennehy, John Leguizamo, Pete Postlethwaite, Paul Sorvino, Diane Venora.